diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
index 8521c4d..fbc79fa 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/utils/common/src/RecurrentTimer.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 
 using ::android::base::ScopedLockAssertion;
 
-RecurrentTimer::RecurrentTimer() : mThread(&RecurrentTimer::loop, this) {}
+RecurrentTimer::RecurrentTimer() {
+    mThread = std::thread(&RecurrentTimer::loop, this);
+}
 
 RecurrentTimer::~RecurrentTimer() {
     {