diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 392acaa..db541fe 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
         return "SurfaceFlinger";
     }
 
+    struct SkipInitializationTag {};
+    static constexpr SkipInitializationTag SkipInitialization;
+    explicit SurfaceFlinger(SkipInitializationTag) ANDROID_API;
     SurfaceFlinger() ANDROID_API;
 
     // must be called before clients can connect