diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaCodecList.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaCodecList.java
index 85e9b1654a65d..0dcbd6528783a 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaCodecList.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaCodecList.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ final public class MediaCodecList {
 
     /** @hide */
     public static MediaCodecInfo getInfoFor(String codec) {
+        initCodecList();
         return sAllCodecInfos[findCodecByName(codec)];
     }