diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.cpp
index b38032d..f824fdf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/fakehwc/FakeComposerClient.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@
 class DelayedEventGenerator {
 public:
     explicit DelayedEventGenerator(std::function<void()> onTimerExpired)
-          : mOnTimerExpired(onTimerExpired), mThread([this]() { loop(); }) {}
+          : mOnTimerExpired(onTimerExpired) {
+        mThread = std::thread([this]() { loop(); });
+    }
 
     ~DelayedEventGenerator() {
         ALOGI("DelayedEventGenerator exiting.");