diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
index 50877f8..1eb9b87 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     return mName;
 }
 
-sp<Choreographer> SurfaceControl::getChoreographer() {
+std::shared_ptr<Choreographer> SurfaceControl::getChoreographer() {
     if (mChoreographer) {
         return mChoreographer;
     }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         ALOGE("%s: No looper prepared for thread", __func__);
         return nullptr;
     }
-    mChoreographer = sp<Choreographer>::make(looper, getHandle());
+    mChoreographer = std::make_shared<Choreographer>(looper, getHandle());
     status_t result = mChoreographer->initialize();
     if (result != OK) {
         ALOGE("Failed to initialize choreographer");
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Choreographer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Choreographer.h
index b436af1..c632098 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Choreographer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Choreographer.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
     };
     static Context gChoreographers;
 
+    explicit Choreographer(const sp<Looper>& looper, const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle = nullptr)
+            EXCLUDES(gChoreographers.lock);
+
     void postFrameCallbackDelayed(AChoreographer_frameCallback cb,
                                   AChoreographer_frameCallback64 cb64,
                                   AChoreographer_vsyncCallback vsyncCallback, void* data,
@@ -111,10 +114,6 @@
 
 private:
     Choreographer(const Choreographer&) = delete;
-    explicit Choreographer(const sp<Looper>& looper, const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle = nullptr)
-            EXCLUDES(gChoreographers.lock);
-    friend class sp<Choreographer>;
-    friend AChoreographer* AChoreographer_create();
 
     void dispatchVsync(nsecs_t timestamp, PhysicalDisplayId displayId, uint32_t count,
                        VsyncEventData vsyncEventData) override;
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index 91a422d..344b957 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <android/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.h>
 
-#include <gui/Choreographer.h>
 #include <ui/FrameStats.h>
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 #include <ui/Region.h>
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+class Choreographer;
 class IGraphicBufferProducer;
 class Surface;
 class SurfaceComposerClient;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     const std::string& getName() const;
 
     // TODO(b/267195698): Consider renaming.
-    sp<Choreographer> getChoreographer();
+    std::shared_ptr<Choreographer> getChoreographer();
 
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> getIGraphicBufferProducer();
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     PixelFormat mFormat = PIXEL_FORMAT_NONE;
     uint32_t mCreateFlags = 0;
     uint64_t mFallbackFrameNumber = 100;
-    sp<Choreographer> mChoreographer;
+    std::shared_ptr<Choreographer> mChoreographer;
 };
 
 }; // namespace android