diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp
index 669124e..ec2a9a6 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferItem.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
         status_t err = mFence->unflatten(buffer, size, fds, count);
         if (err) return err;
         size -= FlattenableUtils::align<4>(buffer);
+
+        mFenceTime = std::make_shared<FenceTime>(mFence);
     }
 
     status_t err = mSurfaceDamage.unflatten(buffer, size);