diff --git a/media/libmedia/IMediaDeathNotifier.cpp b/media/libmedia/IMediaDeathNotifier.cpp
index 8525482..aeb35a5 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IMediaDeathNotifier.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IMediaDeathNotifier.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 {
     ALOGV("getMediaPlayerService");
     Mutex::Autolock _l(sServiceLock);
-    if (sMediaPlayerService.get() == 0) {
+    if (sMediaPlayerService == 0) {
         sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
         sp<IBinder> binder;
         do {