diff --git a/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.cpp b/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.cpp
index cb1ef7f..53e2dd5 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
                 if (hwDevice != 0) {
                     hwDevice->releaseAudioPatch(removedPatch.mHalHandle);
                 }
+                halHandle = removedPatch.mHalHandle;
             }
             mPatches.erase(iter);
             removeSoftwarePatchFromInsertedModules(*handle);