diff --git a/recipes/android/src/android/_android.pyx b/recipes/android/src/android/_android.pyx
index 0adeb26487..d2ee9c624b 100644
--- a/recipes/android/src/android/_android.pyx
+++ b/recipes/android/src/android/_android.pyx
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ rctx = autoclass('android.graphics.Rect')()
 mActivity = python_act.mActivity
 if mActivity:
     decor_view = mActivity.getWindow().getDecorView()
-    height = mActivity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getHeight()
+    default_display = mActivity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay()
     # get keyboard height
     def get_keyboard_height():
+        height = default_display.getHeight()
         decor_view.getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rctx)
         return height - rctx.bottom
 else: