diff --git a/media/audioserver/Android.mk b/media/audioserver/Android.mk
index c620e7c..7dc4e1d 100644
--- a/media/audioserver/Android.mk
+++ b/media/audioserver/Android.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 	libmedialogservice \
 	libradioservice \
 	libsoundtriggerservice \
-	libutils
+	libutils \
+	libhwbinder
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
 	frameworks/av/services/audioflinger \
diff --git a/media/audioserver/main_audioserver.cpp b/media/audioserver/main_audioserver.cpp
index 4a7a988..bcd0342 100644
--- a/media/audioserver/main_audioserver.cpp
+++ b/media/audioserver/main_audioserver.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
+// FIXME: remove when BUG 31748996 is fixed
+#include <hwbinder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <hwbinder/ProcessState.h>
+
 // from LOCAL_C_INCLUDES
 #include "AudioFlinger.h"
 #include "AudioPolicyService.h"
@@ -130,6 +134,10 @@
         RadioService::instantiate();
         SoundTriggerHwService::instantiate();
         ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
+
+// FIXME: remove when BUG 31748996 is fixed
+        android::hardware::ProcessState::self()->startThreadPool();
+
         IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
     }
 }