diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
index 75b494b..0be107d 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,8 @@
         return ALREADY_EXISTS;
     }
     mThread = std::make_unique<InputThread>(
-            "InputDispatcher", [this]() { dispatchOnce(); }, [this]() { mLooper->wake(); });
+            "InputDispatcher", [this]() { dispatchOnce(); }, [this]() { mLooper->wake(); },
+            /*isInCriticalPath=*/true);
     return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/trace/ThreadedBackend.cpp b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/trace/ThreadedBackend.cpp
index 3c3c15a..4f61885 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/trace/ThreadedBackend.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/trace/ThreadedBackend.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       : mBackend(std::move(innerBackend)),
         mTracerThread(
                 "InputTracer", [this]() { threadLoop(); },
-                [this]() { mThreadWakeCondition.notify_all(); }) {}
+                [this]() { mThreadWakeCondition.notify_all(); }, /*isInCriticalPath=*/false) {}
 
 template <typename Backend>
 ThreadedBackend<Backend>::~ThreadedBackend() {