diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index 1d9f9ce..8a10273 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
     }
 
     if (canSkipValidate) {
-        sp<Fence> outPresentFence;
+        sp<Fence> outPresentFence = Fence::NO_FENCE;
         uint32_t state = UINT32_MAX;
         error = hwcDisplay->presentOrValidate(expectedPresentTime, &numTypes, &numRequests,
                                               &outPresentFence, &state);