diff --git a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
index 7047358..de05268 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 
     static std::unique_ptr<RenderEngine> create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
 
+    static bool canSupport(GraphicsApi);
+
     virtual ~RenderEngine() = 0;
 
     // ----- BEGIN DEPRECATED INTERFACE -----
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
index bff12ce..b43ab6c 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
     CHECK_NONNULL(vk##F)
 
 VulkanInterface initVulkanInterface(bool protectedContent = false) {
+    const nsecs_t timeBefore = systemTime();
     VulkanInterface interface;
 
     VK_GET_PROC(EnumerateInstanceVersion);
@@ -598,7 +599,9 @@
     interface.isProtected = protectedContent;
     // funcs already initialized
 
-    ALOGD("%s: Success init Vulkan interface", __func__);
+    const nsecs_t timeAfter = systemTime();
+    const float initTimeMs = static_cast<float>(timeAfter - timeBefore) / 1.0E6;
+    ALOGD("%s: Success init Vulkan interface in %f ms", __func__, initTimeMs);
     return interface;
 }
 
@@ -654,17 +657,25 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool RenderEngine::canSupport(GraphicsApi graphicsApi) {
+    switch (graphicsApi) {
+        case GraphicsApi::GL:
+            return true;
+        case GraphicsApi::VK: {
+            if (!sVulkanInterface.initialized) {
+                sVulkanInterface = initVulkanInterface(false /* no protected content */);
+                ALOGD("%s: initialized == %s.", __func__,
+                      sVulkanInterface.initialized ? "true" : "false");
+            }
+            return sVulkanInterface.initialized;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 namespace skia {
 
 using base::StringAppendF;
 
-bool SkiaVkRenderEngine::canSupportSkiaVkRenderEngine() {
-    VulkanInterface temp = initVulkanInterface(false /* no protected content */);
-    ALOGD("SkiaVkRenderEngine::canSupportSkiaVkRenderEngine(): initialized == %s.",
-          temp.initialized ? "true" : "false");
-    return temp.initialized;
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<SkiaVkRenderEngine> SkiaVkRenderEngine::create(
         const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args) {
     std::unique_ptr<SkiaVkRenderEngine> engine(new SkiaVkRenderEngine(args));
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.h
index 2e0cf45..52bc500 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 class SkiaVkRenderEngine : public SkiaRenderEngine {
 public:
-    // Returns false if Vulkan implementation can't support SkiaVkRenderEngine.
-    static bool canSupportSkiaVkRenderEngine();
     static std::unique_ptr<SkiaVkRenderEngine> create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
     ~SkiaVkRenderEngine() override;
 
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
index 4c18704..7b8eb84 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
     virtual std::string name() = 0;
     virtual renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi graphicsApi() = 0;
-    virtual bool apiSupported() = 0;
+    bool apiSupported() { return renderengine::RenderEngine::canSupport(graphicsApi()); }
     std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine> createRenderEngine() {
         renderengine::RenderEngineCreationArgs reCreationArgs =
                 renderengine::RenderEngineCreationArgs::Builder()
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@
     renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi graphicsApi() override {
         return renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::VK;
     }
-
-    bool apiSupported() override {
-        return skia::SkiaVkRenderEngine::canSupportSkiaVkRenderEngine();
-    }
 };
 
 class SkiaGLESRenderEngineFactory : public RenderEngineFactory {
@@ -144,8 +140,6 @@
     renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi graphicsApi() {
         return renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::GL;
     }
-
-    bool apiSupported() override { return true; }
 };
 
 class RenderEngineTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::shared_ptr<RenderEngineFactory>> {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 5bb5508..edba50b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -816,9 +816,10 @@
         builder.setThreaded(renderengine::RenderEngine::Threaded::YES)
                 .setGraphicsApi(renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::VK);
     } else {
-        builder.setGraphicsApi(FlagManager::getInstance().vulkan_renderengine()
-                                       ? renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::VK
-                                       : renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::GL);
+        const auto kVulkan = renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::VK;
+        const bool useVulkan = FlagManager::getInstance().vulkan_renderengine() &&
+                renderengine::RenderEngine::canSupport(kVulkan);
+        builder.setGraphicsApi(useVulkan ? kVulkan : renderengine::RenderEngine::GraphicsApi::GL);
     }
 }