diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
index 5800487d..244913cf 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ public final class Server {
         // But only apply when strictly necessary, since workarounds can cause other issues:
         //  - <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/940>
         //  - <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/994>
-        boolean mustFillAppInfo = Build.BRAND.equalsIgnoreCase("meizu");
+        if (Build.BRAND.equalsIgnoreCase("meizu")) {
+            Workarounds.fillAppInfo();
+        }
 
         // Before Android 11, audio is not supported.
         // Since Android 12, we can properly set a context on the AudioRecord.
-        // Only on Android 11 we must fill app info for the AudioRecord to work.
-        mustFillAppInfo |= audio && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.R;
-
-        if (mustFillAppInfo) {
-            Workarounds.fillAppInfo();
+        // Only on Android 11 we must fill the application context for the AudioRecord to work.
+        if (audio && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            Workarounds.fillAppContext();
         }
 
         List<AsyncProcessor> asyncProcessors = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Workarounds.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Workarounds.java
index 64cc1272..89380ece 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Workarounds.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Workarounds.java
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
 public final class Workarounds {
+
+    private static Class<?> activityThreadClass;
+    private static Object activityThread;
+
     private Workarounds() {
         // not instantiable
     }
@@ -28,18 +32,25 @@ public final class Workarounds {
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("PrivateApi,DiscouragedPrivateApi")
-    public static void fillAppInfo() {
-        try {
+    private static void fillActivityThread() throws Exception {
+        if (activityThread == null) {
             // ActivityThread activityThread = new ActivityThread();
-            Class<?> activityThreadClass = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
+            activityThreadClass = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
             Constructor<?> activityThreadConstructor = activityThreadClass.getDeclaredConstructor();
             activityThreadConstructor.setAccessible(true);
-            Object activityThread = activityThreadConstructor.newInstance();
+            activityThread = activityThreadConstructor.newInstance();
 
             // ActivityThread.sCurrentActivityThread = activityThread;
             Field sCurrentActivityThreadField = activityThreadClass.getDeclaredField("sCurrentActivityThread");
             sCurrentActivityThreadField.setAccessible(true);
             sCurrentActivityThreadField.set(null, activityThread);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("PrivateApi,DiscouragedPrivateApi")
+    public static void fillAppInfo() {
+        try {
+            fillActivityThread();
 
             // ActivityThread.AppBindData appBindData = new ActivityThread.AppBindData();
             Class<?> appBindDataClass = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread$AppBindData");
@@ -59,6 +70,16 @@ public final class Workarounds {
             Field mBoundApplicationField = activityThreadClass.getDeclaredField("mBoundApplication");
             mBoundApplicationField.setAccessible(true);
             mBoundApplicationField.set(activityThread, appBindData);
+        } catch (Throwable throwable) {
+            // this is a workaround, so failing is not an error
+            Ln.d("Could not fill app info: " + throwable.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("PrivateApi,DiscouragedPrivateApi")
+    public static void fillAppContext() {
+        try {
+            fillActivityThread();
 
             Application app = Application.class.newInstance();
             Field baseField = ContextWrapper.class.getDeclaredField("mBase");
@@ -71,7 +92,7 @@ public final class Workarounds {
             mInitialApplicationField.set(activityThread, app);
         } catch (Throwable throwable) {
             // this is a workaround, so failing is not an error
-            Ln.d("Could not fill app info: " + throwable.getMessage());
+            Ln.d("Could not fill app context: " + throwable.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }