diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/HwModule.h b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/HwModule.h
index d206637..26bb94f 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/HwModule.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/HwModule.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 class HwModuleCollection : public Vector<sp<HwModule> >
 {
 public:
+    sp<HwModule> getModuleFromHandle(audio_module_handle_t handle) const;
     sp<HwModule> getModuleFromName(const char *name) const;
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
index 6696b45..2d8231a 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/HwModule.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@
     dumpAudioRouteVector(mRoutes, dst, spaces);
 }
 
+sp<HwModule> HwModuleCollection::getModuleFromHandle(audio_module_handle_t handle) const
+{
+    for (const auto& module : *this) {
+        if (module->getHandle() == handle) {
+            return module;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 sp <HwModule> HwModuleCollection::getModuleFromName(const char *name) const
 {
     for (const auto& module : *this) {
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 2ff2907..1619237 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -1637,11 +1637,11 @@
     outputDesc->mDirectClientSession = session;
 
     addOutput(*output, outputDesc);
-    setOutputDevices(__func__, outputDesc,
-                     devices,
-                     true,
-                     0,
-                     NULL);
+    // The version check is essentially to avoid making this call in the case of the HIDL HAL.
+    if (auto hwModule = mHwModules.getModuleFromHandle(mPrimaryModuleHandle); hwModule &&
+            hwModule->getHalVersionMajor() >= 3) {
+        setOutputDevices(__func__, outputDesc, devices, true, 0, NULL);
+    }
     mPreviousOutputs = mOutputs;
     ALOGV("%s returns new direct output %d", __func__, *output);
     mpClientInterface->onAudioPortListUpdate();
@@ -8873,11 +8873,11 @@
     }
 
     addOutput(output, desc);
-    setOutputDevices(__func__, desc,
-                     devices,
-                     true,
-                     0,
-                     NULL);
+    // The version check is essentially to avoid making this call in the case of the HIDL HAL.
+    if (auto hwModule = mHwModules.getModuleFromHandle(mPrimaryModuleHandle); hwModule &&
+            hwModule->getHalVersionMajor() >= 3) {
+        setOutputDevices(__func__, desc, devices, true, 0, NULL);
+    }
     sp<DeviceDescriptor> speaker = mAvailableOutputDevices.getDevice(
             AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER, String8(""), AUDIO_FORMAT_DEFAULT);
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
index 08855c9..b301e6a 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/tests/audiopolicymanager_tests.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@
 void AudioPolicyManagerTestMsd::SetUpManagerConfig() {
     // TODO: Consider using Serializer to load part of the config from a string.
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(AudioPolicyManagerTest::SetUpManagerConfig());
+    mConfig->getHwModules().getModuleFromName(
+            AUDIO_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID_PRIMARY)->setHalVersion(3, 0);
+
     mMsdOutputDevice = new DeviceDescriptor(AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_BUS);
     sp<AudioProfile> pcmOutputProfile = new AudioProfile(
             AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT, AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO, k48000SamplingRate);
@@ -529,7 +532,7 @@
                 addOutputProfile(spdifOutputProfile);
     }
 
-    sp<HwModule> msdModule = new HwModule(AUDIO_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID_MSD, 2 /*halVersionMajor*/);
+    sp<HwModule> msdModule = new HwModule(AUDIO_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID_MSD, 3 /*halVersionMajor*/);
     HwModuleCollection modules = mConfig->getHwModules();
     modules.add(msdModule);
     mConfig->setHwModules(modules);