diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp b/cmds/servicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
index cbbea12..4e6f607 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
@@ -72,13 +72,20 @@
 #endif  // !VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
 
 ServiceManager::ServiceManager(std::unique_ptr<Access>&& access) : mAccess(std::move(access)) {
-#ifndef VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
-    // can process these at any times, don't want to delay first VINTF client
-    std::thread([] {
-        vintf::VintfObject::GetDeviceHalManifest();
-        vintf::VintfObject::GetFrameworkHalManifest();
-    }).detach();
-#endif  // !VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
+// TODO(b/151696835): reenable performance hack when we solve bug, since with
+//     this hack and other fixes, it is unlikely we will see even an ephemeral
+//     failure when the manifest parse fails. The goal is that the manifest will
+//     be read incorrectly and cause the process trying to register a HAL to
+//     fail. If this is in fact an early boot kernel contention issue, then we
+//     will get no failure, and by its absence, be signalled to invest more
+//     effort in re-adding this performance hack.
+// #ifndef VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
+//     // can process these at any times, don't want to delay first VINTF client
+//     std::thread([] {
+//         vintf::VintfObject::GetDeviceHalManifest();
+//         vintf::VintfObject::GetFrameworkHalManifest();
+//     }).detach();
+// #endif  // !VENDORSERVICEMANAGER
 }
 ServiceManager::~ServiceManager() {
     // this should only happen in tests
@@ -547,4 +554,4 @@
     return Status::ok();
 }
 
-}  // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace android