diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index 12267ad..7ac1432 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@
 }
 
 void BufferLayer::onFirstRef() {
+    Layer::onFirstRef();
+
     // Creates a custom BufferQueue for SurfaceFlingerConsumer to use
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> producer;
     sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer> consumer;