diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 5746fae..a89b48e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
 
     // wait patiently for the window manager death
     const String16 name("window");
-    mWindowManager = defaultServiceManager()->getService(name);
+    mWindowManager = defaultServiceManager()->waitForService(name);
     if (mWindowManager != 0) {
         mWindowManager->linkToDeath(sp<IBinder::DeathRecipient>::fromExisting(this));
     }
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
     LOG_EVENT_LONG(LOGTAG_SF_STOP_BOOTANIM,
                    ns2ms(systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC)));
 
-    sp<IBinder> input(defaultServiceManager()->getService(String16("inputflinger")));
+    sp<IBinder> input(defaultServiceManager()->waitForService(String16("inputflinger")));
 
     static_cast<void>(mScheduler->schedule([=]() FTL_FAKE_GUARD(kMainThreadContext) {
         if (input == nullptr) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/IPC_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/IPC_test.cpp
index 40a5d57..18bd3b9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/IPC_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/IPC_test.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
             IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
             [&]() { exit(0); }();
         }
-        sp<IBinder> binder = defaultServiceManager()->getService(serviceName);
+        sp<IBinder> binder = defaultServiceManager()->waitForService(serviceName);
         remote = interface_cast<IIPCTest>(binder);
         remote->setDeathToken(mDeathRecipient);
     }