diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 11d13a8..decb985 100755
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
     dprintf(fd, "  Channel Count: %u\n", mChannelCount);
     dprintf(fd, "  Channel Mask: 0x%08x (%s)\n", mChannelMask,
             channelMaskToString(mChannelMask, mType != RECORD).string());
-    dprintf(fd, "  Format: 0x%x (%s)\n", mFormat, formatToString(mFormat));
+    dprintf(fd, "  Format: 0x%x (%s)\n", mHALFormat, formatToString(mHALFormat));
     dprintf(fd, "  Frame size: %zu\n", mFrameSize);
     dprintf(fd, "  Pending config events:");
     size_t numConfig = mConfigEvents.size();
@@ -1806,7 +1806,8 @@
                 "must be AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO", mChannelMask);
     }
     mChannelCount = audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(mChannelMask);
-    mFormat = mOutput->stream->common.get_format(&mOutput->stream->common);
+    mHALFormat = mOutput->stream->common.get_format(&mOutput->stream->common);
+    mFormat = mHALFormat;
     if (!audio_is_valid_format(mFormat)) {
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("HAL format %#x not valid for output", mFormat);
     }
@@ -6009,7 +6010,8 @@
     mSampleRate = mInput->stream->common.get_sample_rate(&mInput->stream->common);
     mChannelMask = mInput->stream->common.get_channels(&mInput->stream->common);
     mChannelCount = audio_channel_count_from_in_mask(mChannelMask);
-    mFormat = mInput->stream->common.get_format(&mInput->stream->common);
+    mHALFormat = mInput->stream->common.get_format(&mInput->stream->common);
+    mFormat = mHALFormat;
     if (mFormat != AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT) {
         ALOGE("HAL format %#x not supported; must be AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT", mFormat);
     }