diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/default/service.cpp b/security/keymint/aidl/default/service.cpp
index dc0c618916..10cbf07e30 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/default/service.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/default/service.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<T> addService(Args&&... args) {
 }
 
 int main() {
+    // The global logger object required by keymaster's logging macros in keymaster/logger.h.
+    keymaster::SoftKeymasterLogger km_logger;
     // Zero threads seems like a useless pool, but below we'll join this thread to it, increasing
     // the pool size to 1.
     ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);