diff --git a/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp b/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
index 6bf6e94..eb9cd1d 100644
--- a/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
+++ b/services/soundtrigger/SoundTriggerHwService.cpp
@@ -562,10 +562,7 @@
     if (mHalInterface == 0) {
         return NO_INIT;
     }
-    if (modelMemory == 0 || modelMemory->pointer() == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("loadSoundModel() modelMemory is 0 or has NULL pointer()");
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-    }
+
     struct sound_trigger_sound_model *sound_model =
             (struct sound_trigger_sound_model *)modelMemory->pointer();
 
@@ -659,11 +656,6 @@
     if (mHalInterface == 0) {
         return NO_INIT;
     }
-    if (dataMemory == 0 || dataMemory->pointer() == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("startRecognition() dataMemory is 0 or has NULL pointer()");
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-
-    }
 
     struct sound_trigger_recognition_config *config =
             (struct sound_trigger_recognition_config *)dataMemory->pointer();
@@ -966,6 +958,9 @@
                                IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid())) {
         return PERMISSION_DENIED;
     }
+    if (checkIMemory(modelMemory) != NO_ERROR) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
     sp<Module> module = mModule.promote();
     if (module == 0) {
@@ -997,6 +992,9 @@
                                IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid())) {
         return PERMISSION_DENIED;
     }
+    if (checkIMemory(dataMemory) != NO_ERROR) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
     sp<Module> module = mModule.promote();
     if (module == 0) {