diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index d9c0c71d44aec..2e08fc80b1790 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -6417,11 +6417,13 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler {
          */
         LocaleList.setDefault(data.config.getLocales());
 
-        try {
-            Typeface.setSystemFontMap(data.mSerializedSystemFontMap);
-        } catch (IOException | ErrnoException e) {
-            Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to parse serialized system font map");
-            Typeface.loadPreinstalledSystemFontMap();
+        if (Typeface.ENABLE_LAZY_TYPEFACE_INITIALIZATION) {
+            try {
+                Typeface.setSystemFontMap(data.mSerializedSystemFontMap);
+            } catch (IOException | ErrnoException e) {
+                Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to parse serialized system font map");
+                Typeface.loadPreinstalledSystemFontMap();
+            }
         }
 
         synchronized (mResourcesManager) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
index 22921ad1ecc20..521ce69735225 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public final class FontManagerService {
 
     @Nullable
     private SharedMemory getSerializedSystemFontMap() {
+        if (!Typeface.ENABLE_LAZY_TYPEFACE_INITIALIZATION) {
+            return null;
+        }
         synchronized (FontManagerService.this) {
             if (mSerializedSystemFontMap == null) {
                 mSerializedSystemFontMap = createSerializedSystemFontMapLocked();