diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
index c06faddf7fa63..8bef35915c4d8 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ void RenderThread::initThreadLocals() {
     mRenderState = new RenderState(*this);
     mVkManager = new VulkanManager(*this);
     mCacheManager = new CacheManager(mDisplayInfo);
+    if (Properties::getRenderPipelineType() == RenderPipelineType::SkiaVulkan) {
+        mVkManager->initialize();
+    }
 }
 
 void RenderThread::requireGlContext() {