diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayListCanvas.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayListCanvas.cpp
index bb8ef83c3f8cf..ef1e4abdf14bd 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayListCanvas.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayListCanvas.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,16 @@ static void android_view_DisplayListCanvas_callDrawGLFunction(JNIEnv* env, jobje
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static jint android_view_DisplayListCanvas_getMaxTextureWidth(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz) {
+    if (!Caches::hasInstance()) {
+        android::uirenderer::renderthread::RenderProxy::staticFence();
+    }
     return Caches::getInstance().maxTextureSize;
 }
 
 static jint android_view_DisplayListCanvas_getMaxTextureHeight(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz) {
+    if (!Caches::hasInstance()) {
+        android::uirenderer::renderthread::RenderProxy::staticFence();
+    }
     return Caches::getInstance().maxTextureSize;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
index 30f0073fd1f0e..e65cb11ec12fa 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ void RenderProxy::fence() {
     postAndWait(task);
 }
 
+void RenderProxy::staticFence() {
+    SETUP_TASK(fence);
+    UNUSED(args);
+    staticPostAndWait(task);
+}
+
 CREATE_BRIDGE1(stopDrawing, CanvasContext* context) {
     args->context->stopDrawing();
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
index db03b29f134b4..8a1f5bf4fa499 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
     ANDROID_API static void overrideProperty(const char* name, const char* value);
 
     ANDROID_API void fence();
+    ANDROID_API static void staticFence();
     ANDROID_API void stopDrawing();
     ANDROID_API void notifyFramePending();