diff --git a/include/surfaceflinger/Surface.h b/include/surfaceflinger/Surface.h
index 0279d84b6..4c8d0235f 100644
--- a/include/surfaceflinger/Surface.h
+++ b/include/surfaceflinger/Surface.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <surfaceflinger/ISurface.h>
 #include <surfaceflinger/ISurfaceFlingerClient.h>
 
+#define ANDROID_VIEW_SURFACE_JNI_ID    "mNativeSurface"
+
 namespace android {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------