diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/InputDevice.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/InputDevice.cpp
index 225d7b4..3f6d557 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/InputDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/InputDevice.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 
     // Scroll wheel-like devices.
     if (classes.test(InputDeviceClass::ROTARY_ENCODER)) {
-        mappers.push_back(std::make_unique<RotaryEncoderInputMapper>(contextPtr, readerConfig));
+        mappers.push_back(createInputMapper<RotaryEncoderInputMapper>(contextPtr, readerConfig));
     }
 
     // Vibrator-like devices.
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/RotaryEncoderInputMapper.h b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/RotaryEncoderInputMapper.h
index d3dcbe1..9e2e8c4 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/RotaryEncoderInputMapper.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/RotaryEncoderInputMapper.h
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 
 class RotaryEncoderInputMapper : public InputMapper {
 public:
-    explicit RotaryEncoderInputMapper(InputDeviceContext& deviceContext,
-                                      const InputReaderConfiguration& readerConfig);
+    template <class T, class... Args>
+    friend std::unique_ptr<T> createInputMapper(InputDeviceContext& deviceContext,
+                                                const InputReaderConfiguration& readerConfig,
+                                                Args... args);
     virtual ~RotaryEncoderInputMapper();
 
     virtual uint32_t getSources() const override;
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@
     float mScalingFactor;
     ui::Rotation mOrientation;
 
+    explicit RotaryEncoderInputMapper(InputDeviceContext& deviceContext,
+                                      const InputReaderConfiguration& readerConfig);
     [[nodiscard]] std::list<NotifyArgs> sync(nsecs_t when, nsecs_t readTime);
 };