diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index 7ec8309e47de7..d28c72f319afe 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
         System.loadLibrary("android");
         System.loadLibrary("compiler_rt");
         System.loadLibrary("jnigraphics");
+
+        // tolerate missing sfplugin_ccodec which is only present on Codec 2 devices
+        try {
+            System.loadLibrary("sfplugin_ccodec");
+        } catch (Error | RuntimeException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Problem preloading sfplugin_ccodec: " + e);
+        }
     }
 
     native private static void nativePreloadAppProcessHALs();