diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
index 8357b06150..ad3ad14898 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import android.media.MediaCodecInfo;
 import android.media.MediaFormat;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.view.Surface;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public void streamScreen(Device device, FileDescriptor fd) throws IOException {
                 Rect videoRect = device.getScreenInfo().getVideoSize().toRect();
                 setSize(format, videoRect.width(), videoRect.height());
                 configure(codec, format);
+                Looper.prepare();
                 Surface surface = codec.createInputSurface();
                 setDisplaySurface(display, surface, contentRect, videoRect);
                 codec.start();