diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/IOProfile.h b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/IOProfile.h
index dc409a7..e0b56d4 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/IOProfile.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/IOProfile.h
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
 
     bool deviceSupportsEncodedFormats(audio_devices_t device) const
     {
+        if (device == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
+            return true; // required for isOffloadSupported() check
+        }
         DeviceVector deviceList =
             mSupportedDevices.getDevicesFromTypeMask(device);
         if (!deviceList.empty()) {