diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
index 13152d0..d54ab42 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@
     int bufOffset = ((sizeof(effect_param_cblk_t) - 1) / sizeof(int) + 1) * sizeof(int);
     mCblkMemory = client->heap()->allocate(EFFECT_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE + bufOffset);
     if (mCblkMemory == 0 ||
-            (mCblk = static_cast<effect_param_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->pointer())) == NULL) {
+            (mCblk = static_cast<effect_param_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->unsecurePointer())) == NULL) {
         ALOGE("not enough memory for Effect size=%zu", EFFECT_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE +
                 sizeof(effect_param_cblk_t));
         mCblkMemory.clear();