diff --git a/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.h b/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.h
index 9410a6819e..9bf8aaae88 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.h
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ private:
 
     int32_t setProducerThrottlingEnabled(EGLNativeWindowType nativeWindow, bool enabled) const;
 
-    struct InitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded {
-        InitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded();
-    };
-
     struct ExternalTextureAndroid : public ExternalTexture {
         EGLImageKHR eglImage = EGL_NO_IMAGE;
     };
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ private:
     int mOSVersion;
     ExternalStreamManagerAndroid& mExternalStreamManager;
     AndroidDetails& mAndroidDetails;
-    InitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded const mInitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded;
     utils::PerformanceHintManager mPerformanceHintManager;
     utils::PerformanceHintManager::Session mPerformanceHintSession;
     using clock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.cpp
index 72d832f5d5..0ca672b455 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/platforms/PlatformEGLAndroid.cpp
@@ -119,18 +119,6 @@ struct PlatformEGLAndroid::AndroidDetails {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-PlatformEGLAndroid::InitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded::InitializeJvmForPerformanceManagerIfNeeded() {
-    // PerformanceHintManager() needs the calling thread to be a Java thread; so we need
-    // to attach this thread to the JVM before we initialize PerformanceHintManager.
-    // This should be done in PerformanceHintManager(), but libutils doesn't have access to
-    // VirtualMachineEnv.
-    if (PerformanceHintManager::isSupported()) {
-        (void)VirtualMachineEnv::get().getEnvironment();
-    }
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 PlatformEGLAndroid::PlatformEGLAndroid() noexcept
         : mExternalStreamManager(ExternalStreamManagerAndroid::create()),
           mAndroidDetails(*(new(std::nothrow) AndroidDetails{})) {
@@ -145,6 +133,7 @@ PlatformEGLAndroid::~PlatformEGLAndroid() noexcept {
 }
 
 void PlatformEGLAndroid::terminate() noexcept {
+    mPerformanceHintManager.terminate();
     mAndroidDetails.androidFrameCallback.terminate();
     ExternalStreamManagerAndroid::destroy(&mExternalStreamManager);
     PlatformEGL::terminate();
@@ -223,6 +212,14 @@ void PlatformEGLAndroid::preCommit() noexcept {
 Driver* PlatformEGLAndroid::createDriver(void* sharedContext,
         const DriverConfig& driverConfig) {
 
+    // PerformanceHintManager() needs the calling thread to be a Java thread; so we need
+    // to attach this thread to the JVM before we initialize PerformanceHintManager.
+    if (PerformanceHintManager::isSupported()) {
+        (void)VirtualMachineEnv::get().getEnvironment();
+    }
+
+    mPerformanceHintManager.init();
+
     // the refresh rate default value doesn't matter, we change it later
     int32_t const tid = gettid();
     mPerformanceHintSession = PerformanceHintManager::Session{
diff --git a/libs/utils/include/utils/android/PerformanceHintManager.h b/libs/utils/include/utils/android/PerformanceHintManager.h
index b5910abca1..20758fd569 100644
--- a/libs/utils/include/utils/android/PerformanceHintManager.h
+++ b/libs/utils/include/utils/android/PerformanceHintManager.h
@@ -55,10 +55,15 @@ public:
         int reportActualWorkDuration(int64_t actualDurationNanos) noexcept;
     };
 
-    // caveat: This must be called on a Java thread
     PerformanceHintManager() noexcept;
     ~PerformanceHintManager() noexcept;
 
+    // caveat: This must be called on a Java thread
+    void init();
+
+    // caveat: This must be called on the same thread as init
+    void terminate();
+
     // Whether PerformanceHintManager APIs are supported (which doesn't mean PerformanceHintManager
     // itself is, use isValid()).
     static bool isSupported() noexcept;
diff --git a/libs/utils/src/android/PerformanceHintManager.cpp b/libs/utils/src/android/PerformanceHintManager.cpp
index 4b8dd08d83..02e6395634 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/android/PerformanceHintManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/src/android/PerformanceHintManager.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,18 @@ struct PerformanceHintManager::SessionDetails {
     APerformanceHintSession* mSession = nullptr;
 };
 
-PerformanceHintManager::PerformanceHintManager() noexcept {
+PerformanceHintManager::PerformanceHintManager() noexcept = default;
+
+PerformanceHintManager::~PerformanceHintManager() noexcept = default;
+
+void PerformanceHintManager::init() {
     if (__builtin_available(android __ANDROID_API_T__, *)) {
         mImpl->mManager = APerformanceHint_getManager();
     }
 }
 
-PerformanceHintManager::~PerformanceHintManager() noexcept = default;
+void PerformanceHintManager::terminate() {
+}
 
 bool PerformanceHintManager::isSupported() noexcept {
     if (__builtin_available(android __ANDROID_API_T__, *)) {