diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
index 8f50ab692c..850ad9174f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.ThreadedRenderer;
 
+import app.lawnchair.LawnchairApp;
 import com.android.launcher3.BuildConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.MainProcessInitializer;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.QuickstepProtoLogGroup;
@@ -67,5 +68,9 @@ public class QuickstepProcessInitializer extends MainProcessInitializer {
         } catch (Exception e) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "init: " + e);
         }
+
+        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_BAKLAVA && LawnchairApp.isRecentsEnabled()) {
+            QuickstepProtoLogGroup.initProtoLog();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java b/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
index b78020a74e..8430031459 100644
--- a/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
+++ b/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public enum QuickstepProtoLogGroup implements IProtoLogGroup {
         return Variables.sIsInitialized;
     }
 
+    @RequiresApi(36)
     public static void initProtoLog() {
         if (Variables.sIsInitialized) {
             Log.e(Constants.TAG,