diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
index 215840142f42e..8bf8e09260950 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardStatusViewController.java
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
                 dozeParameters, unlockedScreenOffAnimationController, /* animateYPos= */ true);
         mKeyguardUnlockAnimationController = keyguardUnlockAnimationController;
         mSmartspaceTransitionController = smartspaceTransitionController;
-
-        mKeyguardStateController.addCallback(new KeyguardStateController.Callback() {
-            @Override
-            public void onKeyguardShowingChanged() {
-                // If we explicitly re-show the keyguard, make sure that all the child views are
-                // visible. They might have been animating out as part of the SmartSpace shared
-                // element transition.
-                if (keyguardStateController.isShowing()) {
-                    mView.setChildrenAlphaExcludingClockView(1f);
-                }
-            }
-        });
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -103,12 +91,14 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
     protected void onViewAttached() {
         mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.registerCallback(mInfoCallback);
         mConfigurationController.addCallback(mConfigurationListener);
+        mKeyguardStateController.addCallback(mKeyguardStateControllerCallback);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onViewDetached() {
         mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.removeCallback(mInfoCallback);
         mConfigurationController.removeCallback(mConfigurationListener);
+        mKeyguardStateController.removeCallback(mKeyguardStateControllerCallback);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -278,6 +268,19 @@ public class KeyguardStatusViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStatusV
         }
     };
 
+    private KeyguardStateController.Callback mKeyguardStateControllerCallback =
+            new KeyguardStateController.Callback() {
+        @Override
+        public void onKeyguardShowingChanged() {
+            // If we explicitly re-show the keyguard, make sure that all the child views are
+            // visible. They might have been animating out as part of the SmartSpace shared
+            // element transition.
+            if (mKeyguardStateController.isShowing()) {
+                mView.setChildrenAlphaExcludingClockView(1f);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     /**
      * Rect that specifies how KSV should be clipped, on its parent's coordinates.
      */