diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/SurfaceEncoder.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/SurfaceEncoder.java
index 2beaa6902b..e7baec2ef8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/SurfaceEncoder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/SurfaceEncoder.java
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ private static MediaFormat createFormat(String videoMimeType, int bitRate, int m
     @Override
     public void start(TerminationListener listener) {
         thread = new Thread(() -> {
+            // Some devices (Meizu) deadlock if the video encoding thread has no Looper
+            // <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/4143>
+            Looper.prepare();
+
             try {
                 startStream();
             } catch (ConfigurationException | CaptureForegroundException e) {