diff --git a/include/media/AudioRecord.h b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
index 0ab26b8..bfb5d3a 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioRecord.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioRecord.h
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
     sp<IAudioRecord>        mAudioRecord;
     sp<IMemory>             mCblkMemory;
     audio_track_cblk_t*     mCblk;
+    void*                   mBuffers;           // starting address of buffers in shared memory
 
     int                     mPreviousPriority;          // before start()
     SchedPolicy             mPreviousSchedulingGroup;
diff --git a/include/media/AudioTrack.h b/include/media/AudioTrack.h
index 6e88032..639b567 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioTrack.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioTrack.h
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
     uint32_t                mFrameCount;
 
     audio_track_cblk_t*     mCblk;                  // re-load after mLock.unlock()
+    void*                   mBuffers;               // starting address of buffers in shared memory
     audio_format_t          mFormat;
     audio_stream_type_t     mStreamType;
     uint8_t                 mChannelCount;
diff --git a/include/private/media/AudioTrackShared.h b/include/private/media/AudioTrackShared.h
index 90301cd..8ef90c7 100644
--- a/include/private/media/AudioTrackShared.h
+++ b/include/private/media/AudioTrackShared.h
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@
                 uint32_t    userBase;
                 uint32_t    serverBase;
 
-                // if there is a shared buffer, "buffers" is the value of pointer() for the shared
-                // buffer, otherwise "buffers" points immediately after the control block
-                void*       buffers;
+                int         mPad1;          // unused, but preserves cache line alignment
                 uint32_t    frameCount;
 
                 // Cache line boundary
@@ -111,7 +109,10 @@
 
                 bool        stepServer(uint32_t frameCount, bool isOut);
 
-                void*       buffer(uint32_t offset) const;
+                // if there is a shared buffer, "buffers" is the value of pointer() for the shared
+                // buffer, otherwise "buffers" points immediately after the control block
+                void*       buffer(void *buffers, uint32_t offset) const;
+
                 uint32_t    framesAvailableIn() { return framesAvailable(false); }
                 uint32_t    framesAvailableOut() { return framesAvailable(true); }
                 uint32_t    framesAvailableIn_l() { return framesAvailable_l(false); }
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
index ae1842e..263a7c7 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
     mCblkMemory.clear();
     mCblkMemory = cblk;
     mCblk = static_cast<audio_track_cblk_t*>(cblk->pointer());
-    mCblk->buffers = (char*)mCblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
+    mBuffers = (char*)mCblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
     mCblk->bufferTimeoutMs = MAX_RUN_TIMEOUT_MS;
     mCblk->waitTimeMs = 0;
     return NO_ERROR;
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 
     audioBuffer->frameCount  = framesReq;
     audioBuffer->size        = framesReq*cblk->frameSize;
-    audioBuffer->raw         = (int8_t*)cblk->buffer(u);
+    audioBuffer->raw         = cblk->buffer(mBuffers, u);
     active = mActive;
     return active ? status_t(NO_ERROR) : status_t(STOPPED);
 }
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
index 7ce9879..468bd29 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
@@ -895,9 +895,9 @@
         }
     }
     if (sharedBuffer == 0) {
-        cblk->buffers = (char*)cblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
+        mBuffers = (char*)cblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
     } else {
-        cblk->buffers = sharedBuffer->pointer();
+        mBuffers = sharedBuffer->pointer();
         // Force buffer full condition as data is already present in shared memory
         cblk->stepUserOut(cblk->frameCount);
     }
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@
 
     audioBuffer->frameCount = framesReq;
     audioBuffer->size = framesReq * cblk->frameSize;
-    audioBuffer->raw = (int8_t *)cblk->buffer(u);
+    audioBuffer->raw = cblk->buffer(mBuffers, u);
     active = mActive;
     return active ? status_t(NO_ERROR) : status_t(STOPPED);
 }
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@
                 if (user > server) {
                     frames = ((user - server) > newCblk->frameCount) ?
                             newCblk->frameCount : (user - server);
-                    memset(newCblk->buffers, 0, frames * newCblk->frameSize);
+                    memset(mBuffers, 0, frames * newCblk->frameSize);
                 }
                 // restart playback even if buffer is not completely filled.
                 android_atomic_or(CBLK_FORCEREADY, &newCblk->flags);
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
 
 audio_track_cblk_t::audio_track_cblk_t()
     : lock(Mutex::SHARED), cv(Condition::SHARED), user(0), server(0),
-    userBase(0), serverBase(0), buffers(NULL), frameCount(0),
+    userBase(0), serverBase(0), frameCount(0),
     loopStart(UINT_MAX), loopEnd(UINT_MAX), loopCount(0), mVolumeLR(0x10001000),
     mSendLevel(0), flags(0)
 {
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void* audio_track_cblk_t::buffer(uint32_t offset) const
+void* audio_track_cblk_t::buffer(void *buffers, uint32_t offset) const
 {
     return (int8_t *)buffers + (offset - userBase) * frameSize;
 }
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 69ac3e3..c0f5c7b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -5534,11 +5534,11 @@
             int frameCount)
     :   Track(playbackThread, NULL, AUDIO_STREAM_CNT, sampleRate, format, channelMask, frameCount,
                 NULL, 0, IAudioFlinger::TRACK_DEFAULT),
-    mActive(false), mSourceThread(sourceThread)
+    mActive(false), mSourceThread(sourceThread), mBuffers(NULL)
 {
 
     if (mCblk != NULL) {
-        mCblk->buffers = (char*)mCblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
+        mBuffers = (char*)mCblk + sizeof(audio_track_cblk_t);
         mOutBuffer.frameCount = 0;
         playbackThread->mTracks.add(this);
         ALOGV("OutputTrack constructor mCblk %p, mBuffer %p, mCblk->buffers %p, " \
@@ -5749,7 +5749,7 @@
     }
 
     buffer->frameCount  = framesReq;
-    buffer->raw         = (void *)cblk->buffer(u);
+    buffer->raw         = cblk->buffer(mBuffers, u);
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 1417105..fc24bed 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@
             AudioBufferProvider::Buffer mOutBuffer;
             bool                        mActive;
             DuplicatingThread* const mSourceThread; // for waitTimeMs() in write()
+            void*                       mBuffers;   // starting address of buffers in plain memory
         };  // end of OutputTrack
 
         PlaybackThread(const sp<AudioFlinger>& audioFlinger, AudioStreamOut* output,