diff --git a/services/audioflinger/IAfEffect.h b/services/audioflinger/IAfEffect.h
index 2bf252a..98a0fcb 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/IAfEffect.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/IAfEffect.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 public:
     // Trivial methods usually implemented with help from ThreadBase
     virtual audio_io_handle_t io() const = 0;
+    virtual bool shouldDispatchAddRemoveToHal(bool isAdded) const = 0;
     virtual bool isOutput() const = 0;
     virtual bool isOffload() const = 0;
     virtual bool isOffloadOrDirect() const = 0;