diff --git a/playback/player/android/app/src/main/java/org/freedesktop/gstreamer/player/Play.java b/playback/player/android/app/src/main/java/org/freedesktop/gstreamer/player/Play.java
index 2874f05de5..f1cb0cc804 100644
--- a/playback/player/android/app/src/main/java/org/freedesktop/gstreamer/player/Play.java
+++ b/playback/player/android/app/src/main/java/org/freedesktop/gstreamer/player/Play.java
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ public class Play extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback, OnSeekBarC
             }
         });
 
-        SurfaceView sv = (SurfaceView) this.findViewById(R.id.surface_video);
-        SurfaceHolder sh = sv.getHolder();
+        SurfaceHolder sh = gsv.getHolder();
         sh.addCallback(this);
 
         String mediaUri = null;