diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/2.0/DeviceHalHidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/2.0/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
index 0d9c6c4..53c1652 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/2.0/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/2.0/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         audio_devices_t device, const char* halAddress, DeviceAddress* address) {
     address->device = AudioDevice(device);
 
-    if (address == nullptr || strnlen(halAddress, AUDIO_DEVICE_MAX_ADDRESS_LEN) == 0) {
+    if (halAddress == nullptr || strnlen(halAddress, AUDIO_DEVICE_MAX_ADDRESS_LEN) == 0) {
         return OK;
     }
     const bool isInput = (device & AUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN) != 0;