diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
index 075a9bb0c..15170e040 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
     private final float mGestureFloatingPreviewHorizontalPadding;
     private final float mGestureFloatingPreviewVerticalPadding;
     private final float mGestureFloatingPreviewRoundRadius;
-    /* package */ final int mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout;
 
     private int mXOrigin;
     private int mYOrigin;
@@ -78,11 +77,14 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
         private static final int MSG_UPDATE_GESTURE_PREVIEW_TRAIL = 1;
 
         private final Params mGesturePreviewTrailParams;
+        private final int mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout;
 
         public DrawingHandler(final PreviewPlacerView outerInstance,
-                final Params gesturePreviewTrailParams) {
+                final Params gesturePreviewTrailParams,
+                final int getstureFloatinPreviewTextLinerTimeout) {
             super(outerInstance);
             mGesturePreviewTrailParams = gesturePreviewTrailParams;
+            mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout = getstureFloatinPreviewTextLinerTimeout;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -105,10 +107,8 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
 
         public void dismissGestureFloatingPreviewText() {
             cancelDismissGestureFloatingPreviewText();
-            final PreviewPlacerView placerView = getOuterInstance();
-            sendMessageDelayed(
-                    obtainMessage(MSG_DISMISS_GESTURE_FLOATING_PREVIEW_TEXT),
-                    placerView.mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout);
+            sendMessageDelayed(obtainMessage(MSG_DISMISS_GESTURE_FLOATING_PREVIEW_TEXT),
+                    mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout);
         }
 
         private void cancelUpdateGestureTrailPreview() {
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
         }
 
         public void cancelAllMessages() {
-            cancelDismissGestureFloatingPreviewText();
             cancelUpdateGestureTrailPreview();
         }
     }
@@ -151,12 +150,13 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gestureFloatingPreviewVerticalPadding, 0.0f);
         mGestureFloatingPreviewRoundRadius = keyboardViewAttr.getDimension(
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gestureFloatingPreviewRoundRadius, 0.0f);
-        mGestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout = keyboardViewAttr.getInt(
+        final int gestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout = keyboardViewAttr.getInt(
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout, 0);
         mGesturePreviewTrailParams = new Params(keyboardViewAttr);
         keyboardViewAttr.recycle();
 
-        mDrawingHandler = new DrawingHandler(this, mGesturePreviewTrailParams);
+        mDrawingHandler = new DrawingHandler(this, mGesturePreviewTrailParams,
+                gestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout);
 
         final Paint gesturePaint = new Paint();
         gesturePaint.setAntiAlias(true);