diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index 91f9447a3d59c..1df3336bb5e5d 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ void CanvasContext::setStopped(bool stopped) {
 
 void CanvasContext::allocateBuffers() {
     if (mNativeSurface) {
-        ANativeWindow* anw = mNativeSurface->getNativeWindow();
-        ANativeWindow_allocateBuffers(anw);
+        ANativeWindow_tryAllocateBuffers(mNativeSurface->getNativeWindow());
     }
 }