diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4a5413b..fbad654 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@
     mFlagManager = std::make_unique<android::FlagManager>();
     mFrameTracer->initialize();
     mFrameTimeline->onBootFinished();
+    getRenderEngine().setEnableTracing(mFlagManager->use_skia_tracing());
 
     // wait patiently for the window manager death
     const String16 name("window");