diff --git a/cmds/flatland/GLHelper.cpp b/cmds/flatland/GLHelper.cpp
index 6e6d27d..a2e171f 100644
--- a/cmds/flatland/GLHelper.cpp
+++ b/cmds/flatland/GLHelper.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     status_t err;
 
     if (mSurfaceComposerClient == nullptr) {
-        mSurfaceComposerClient = new SurfaceComposerClient;
+        mSurfaceComposerClient = sp<SurfaceComposerClient>::make();
     }
     err = mSurfaceComposerClient->initCheck();
     if (err != NO_ERROR) {