diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.cpp
index 5e01e42..1335a0c 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace CPP_VERSION {
 
-DevicesFactoryHalHidl::DevicesFactoryHalHidl() {
-    sp<IDevicesFactory> defaultFactory{IDevicesFactory::getService()};
-    if (!defaultFactory) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to obtain IDevicesFactory/default service, terminating process.");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    mDeviceFactories.push_back(defaultFactory);
+DevicesFactoryHalHidl::DevicesFactoryHalHidl(sp<IDevicesFactory> devicesFactory) {
+    ALOG_ASSERT(devicesFactory != nullptr, "Provided IDevicesFactory service is NULL");
+
+    mDeviceFactories.push_back(devicesFactory);
     if (MAJOR_VERSION >= 4) {
         // The MSD factory is optional and only available starting at HAL 4.0
         sp<IDevicesFactory> msdFactory{IDevicesFactory::getService(AUDIO_HAL_SERVICE_NAME_MSD)};
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.h
index 27e0649..8775e7b 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHidl.h
@@ -32,18 +32,14 @@
 class DevicesFactoryHalHidl : public DevicesFactoryHalInterface
 {
   public:
+    DevicesFactoryHalHidl(sp<IDevicesFactory> devicesFactory);
+
     // Opens a device with the specified name. To close the device, it is
     // necessary to release references to the returned object.
     virtual status_t openDevice(const char *name, sp<DeviceHalInterface> *device);
-
   private:
-    friend class DevicesFactoryHalHybrid;
-
     std::vector<sp<IDevicesFactory>> mDeviceFactories;
 
-    // Can not be constructed directly by clients.
-    DevicesFactoryHalHidl();
-
     virtual ~DevicesFactoryHalHidl() = default;
 };
 
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.cpp
index f337a8b..3f68d07 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace CPP_VERSION {
 
-DevicesFactoryHalHybrid::DevicesFactoryHalHybrid()
+DevicesFactoryHalHybrid::DevicesFactoryHalHybrid(sp<IDevicesFactory> hidlFactory)
         : mLocalFactory(new DevicesFactoryHalLocal()),
-          mHidlFactory(new DevicesFactoryHalHidl()) {
+          mHidlFactory(new DevicesFactoryHalHidl(hidlFactory)) {
 }
 
 status_t DevicesFactoryHalHybrid::openDevice(const char *name, sp<DeviceHalInterface> *device) {
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.h
index 5ac0d0d..8b335a3 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DevicesFactoryHalHybrid.h
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_HARDWARE_DEVICES_FACTORY_HAL_HYBRID_H
 #define ANDROID_HARDWARE_DEVICES_FACTORY_HAL_HYBRID_H
 
+#include PATH(android/hardware/audio/FILE_VERSION/IDevicesFactory.h)
 #include <media/audiohal/DevicesFactoryHalInterface.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>
 
+using ::android::hardware::audio::CPP_VERSION::IDevicesFactory;
+
 namespace android {
 namespace CPP_VERSION {
 
 class DevicesFactoryHalHybrid : public DevicesFactoryHalInterface
 {
   public:
-    DevicesFactoryHalHybrid();
+    DevicesFactoryHalHybrid(sp<IDevicesFactory> hidlFactory);
 
     // Opens a device with the specified name. To close the device, it is
     // necessary to release references to the returned object.
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@
 };
 
 sp<DevicesFactoryHalInterface> createDevicesFactoryHal() {
-    return new DevicesFactoryHalHybrid();
+    auto service = IDevicesFactory::getService();
+    return service ? new DevicesFactoryHalHybrid(service) : nullptr;
 }
 
 } // namespace CPP_VERSION
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.cpp
index 7fd6bde..42280a3 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@
 using namespace ::android::hardware::audio::common::CPP_VERSION;
 using namespace ::android::hardware::audio::effect::CPP_VERSION;
 
-EffectsFactoryHalHidl::EffectsFactoryHalHidl() : ConversionHelperHidl("EffectsFactory") {
-    mEffectsFactory = IEffectsFactory::getService();
-    if (mEffectsFactory == 0) {
-        ALOGE("Failed to obtain IEffectsFactory service, terminating process.");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+EffectsFactoryHalHidl::EffectsFactoryHalHidl(sp<IEffectsFactory> effectsFactory)
+        : ConversionHelperHidl("EffectsFactory") {
+    ALOG_ASSERT(effectsFactory != nullptr, "Provided IDevicesFactory service is NULL");
+    mEffectsFactory = effectsFactory;
 }
 
 status_t EffectsFactoryHalHidl::queryAllDescriptors() {
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.h
index 01178ff..bed4f7e 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/EffectsFactoryHalHidl.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #define ANDROID_HARDWARE_EFFECTS_FACTORY_HAL_HIDL_H
 
 #include PATH(android/hardware/audio/effect/FILE_VERSION/IEffectsFactory.h)
-#include PATH(android/hardware/audio/effect/FILE_VERSION/types.h)
 #include <media/audiohal/EffectsFactoryHalInterface.h>
 
 #include "ConversionHelperHidl.h"
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
 class EffectsFactoryHalHidl : public EffectsFactoryHalInterface, public ConversionHelperHidl
 {
   public:
-    EffectsFactoryHalHidl();
+    EffectsFactoryHalHidl(sp<IEffectsFactory> effectsFactory);
 
     // Returns the number of different effects in all loaded libraries.
     virtual status_t queryNumberEffects(uint32_t *pNumEffects);
@@ -67,7 +66,8 @@
 };
 
 sp<EffectsFactoryHalInterface> createEffectsFactoryHal() {
-    return new EffectsFactoryHalHidl();
+    auto service = IEffectsFactory::getService();
+    return service ? new EffectsFactoryHalHidl(service) : nullptr;
 }
 
 } // namespace CPP_VERSION