diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java b/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
index 34fe51e82e8f3..42d75353e5dfd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AnalogClock.java
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ public class AnalogClock extends View {
         mTimeZone = toZoneId(a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable.AnalogClock_timeZone));
         createClock();
 
+        a.recycle();
+
         mDialWidth = mDial.getIntrinsicWidth();
         mDialHeight = mDial.getIntrinsicHeight();
     }