diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index b15663e..4698ac6 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -596,13 +596,6 @@
     if (mWindowManager != 0) {
         mWindowManager->linkToDeath(static_cast<IBinder::DeathRecipient*>(this));
     }
-    sp<IBinder> input(defaultServiceManager()->getService(
-            String16("inputflinger")));
-    if (input == nullptr) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to link to input service");
-    } else {
-        mInputFlinger = interface_cast<IInputFlinger>(input);
-    }
 
     // stop boot animation
     // formerly we would just kill the process, but we now ask it to exit so it
@@ -613,7 +606,15 @@
     LOG_EVENT_LONG(LOGTAG_SF_STOP_BOOTANIM,
                    ns2ms(systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC)));
 
-    static_cast<void>(schedule([this] {
+    sp<IBinder> input(defaultServiceManager()->getService(String16("inputflinger")));
+
+    static_cast<void>(schedule([=] {
+        if (input == nullptr) {
+            ALOGE("Failed to link to input service");
+        } else {
+            mInputFlinger = interface_cast<IInputFlinger>(input);
+        }
+
         readPersistentProperties();
         mPowerAdvisor.onBootFinished();
         mBootStage = BootStage::FINISHED;