diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/Choreographer_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/Choreographer_Delegate.java
index 6cd67c6846f49..381eb1f509738 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/Choreographer_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/Choreographer_Delegate.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class Choreographer_Delegate {
     public static void dispose() {
         try {
             Field threadInstanceField = Choreographer.class.getDeclaredField("sThreadInstance");
+            threadInstanceField.setAccessible(true);
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") ThreadLocal<Choreographer> threadInstance =
                     (ThreadLocal<Choreographer>) threadInstanceField.get(null);
             threadInstance.remove();