diff --git a/services/audioflinger/DeviceEffectManager.cpp b/services/audioflinger/DeviceEffectManager.cpp
index 201d147..feae97e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/DeviceEffectManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/DeviceEffectManager.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         if (lStatus == NO_ERROR) {
             lStatus = effect->addHandle(handle.get());
             if (lStatus == NO_ERROR) {
-                lStatus = effect->init(patches);
+                lStatus = effect->init_l(patches);
                 if (lStatus == NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
                     lStatus = NO_ERROR;
                 }