diff --git a/media/codec2/hal/client/client.cpp b/media/codec2/hal/client/client.cpp
index 829a179..97c0806 100644
--- a/media/codec2/hal/client/client.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/hal/client/client.cpp
@@ -610,16 +610,9 @@
 
 // Codec2Client
 Codec2Client::Codec2Client(sp<Base> const& base,
+                           sp<IConfigurable> const& configurable,
                            size_t serviceIndex)
-      : Configurable{
-            [base]() -> sp<IConfigurable> {
-                Return<sp<IConfigurable>> transResult =
-                        base->getConfigurable();
-                return transResult.isOk() ?
-                        static_cast<sp<IConfigurable>>(transResult) :
-                        nullptr;
-            }()
-        },
+      : Configurable{configurable},
         mBase1_0{base},
         mBase1_1{Base1_1::castFrom(base)},
         mBase1_2{Base1_2::castFrom(base)},
@@ -1003,7 +996,11 @@
     CHECK(baseStore) << "Codec2 service \"" << name << "\""
                         " inaccessible for unknown reasons.";
     LOG(VERBOSE) << "Client to Codec2 service \"" << name << "\" created";
-    return std::make_shared<Codec2Client>(baseStore, index);
+    Return<sp<IConfigurable>> transResult = baseStore->getConfigurable();
+    CHECK(transResult.isOk()) << "Codec2 service \"" << name << "\""
+                                "does not have IConfigurable.";
+    sp<IConfigurable> configurable = static_cast<sp<IConfigurable>>(transResult);
+    return std::make_shared<Codec2Client>(baseStore, configurable, index);
 }
 
 c2_status_t Codec2Client::ForAllServices(
diff --git a/media/codec2/hal/client/include/codec2/hidl/client.h b/media/codec2/hal/client/include/codec2/hidl/client.h
index efbf179..5267394 100644
--- a/media/codec2/hal/client/include/codec2/hidl/client.h
+++ b/media/codec2/hal/client/include/codec2/hidl/client.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
     typedef ::android::hardware::media::c2::V1_2::IComponentStore Base1_2;
     typedef Base1_0 Base;
 
+    typedef ::android::hardware::media::c2::V1_0::IConfigurable IConfigurable;
+
     struct Listener;
 
     typedef Codec2ConfigurableClient Configurable;
@@ -230,8 +232,11 @@
     static std::shared_ptr<InputSurface> CreateInputSurface(
             char const* serviceName = nullptr);
 
-    // base cannot be null.
-    Codec2Client(sp<Base> const& base, size_t serviceIndex);
+    // base and/or configurable cannot be null.
+    Codec2Client(
+            sp<Base> const& base,
+            sp<IConfigurable> const& configurable,
+            size_t serviceIndex);
 
 protected:
     sp<Base1_0> mBase1_0;