diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
index 3c58523e528e..98cfa3d5aa59 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/controls.h>
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
+#include <libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.h>
 #include <libcamera/property_ids.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/formats.h"
@@ -210,8 +211,8 @@ CameraDevice::Camera3RequestDescriptor::~Camera3RequestDescriptor()
  */
 
 CameraDevice::CameraDevice(unsigned int id, const std::shared_ptr<Camera> &camera)
-	: id_(id), running_(false), camera_(camera), staticMetadata_(nullptr),
-	  facing_(CAMERA_FACING_FRONT), orientation_(0)
+	: id_(id), running_(false), camera_(camera), allocator_(camera),
+	  staticMetadata_(nullptr), facing_(CAMERA_FACING_FRONT), orientation_(0)
 {
 	camera_->requestCompleted.connect(this, &CameraDevice::requestComplete);
 
diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.h b/src/android/camera_device.h
index 9dea7c42bdb5..0e912030d7f2 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.h
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/buffer.h>
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.h>
 #include <libcamera/geometry.h>
 #include <libcamera/request.h>
 #include <libcamera/stream.h>
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ private:
 	bool running_;
 	std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera> camera_;
 	std::unique_ptr<libcamera::CameraConfiguration> config_;
+	libcamera::FrameBufferAllocator allocator_;
 
 	CameraMetadata *staticMetadata_;
 	std::map<unsigned int, const CameraMetadata *> requestTemplates_;