diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
index 1d8fec0..af06581 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
@@ -271,15 +271,16 @@
     return parseAndGetVendorParameters(mVendorExt, mModule, parameterKeys, values);
 }
 
-status_t DeviceHalAidl::getInputBufferSize(const struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) {
+status_t DeviceHalAidl::getInputBufferSize(struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) {
     ALOGD("%p %s::%s", this, getClassName().c_str(), __func__);
     TIME_CHECK();
     if (mModule == nullptr) return NO_INIT;
     if (config == nullptr || size == nullptr) {
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
+    constexpr bool isInput = true;
     AudioConfig aidlConfig = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(
-            ::aidl::android::legacy2aidl_audio_config_t_AudioConfig(*config, true /*isInput*/));
+            ::aidl::android::legacy2aidl_audio_config_t_AudioConfig(*config, isInput));
     AudioDevice aidlDevice;
     aidlDevice.type.type = AudioDeviceType::IN_DEFAULT;
     AudioSource aidlSource = AudioSource::DEFAULT;
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@
                         0 /*handle*/, aidlDevice, aidlFlags, aidlSource,
                         &cleanups, &aidlConfig, &mixPortConfig, &aidlPatch));
     }
+    *config = VALUE_OR_RETURN_STATUS(
+            ::aidl::android::aidl2legacy_AudioConfig_audio_config_t(aidlConfig, isInput));
+    if (mixPortConfig.id == 0) return BAD_VALUE;  // HAL suggests a different config.
     *size = aidlConfig.frameCount *
             getFrameSizeInBytes(aidlConfig.base.format, aidlConfig.base.channelMask);
     // Do not disarm cleanups to release temporary port configs.
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.h
index 9493e47..6f8afe5 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     status_t getParameters(const String8& keys, String8 *values) override;
 
     // Returns audio input buffer size according to parameters passed.
-    status_t getInputBufferSize(const struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) override;
+    status_t getInputBufferSize(struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) override;
 
     // Creates and opens the audio hardware output stream. The stream is closed
     // by releasing all references to the returned object.
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
index e8e1f46..478e0f0 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 }
 
 status_t DeviceHalHidl::getInputBufferSize(
-        const struct audio_config *config, size_t *size) {
+        struct audio_config *config, size_t *size) {
     TIME_CHECK();
     if (mDevice == 0) return NO_INIT;
     AudioConfig hidlConfig;
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.h
index 7a712df..1362dab 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalHidl.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     status_t getParameters(const String8& keys, String8 *values) override;
 
     // Returns audio input buffer size according to parameters passed.
-    status_t getInputBufferSize(const struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) override;
+    status_t getInputBufferSize(struct audio_config* config, size_t* size) override;
 
     // Creates and opens the audio hardware output stream. The stream is closed
     // by releasing all references to the returned object.
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/include/media/audiohal/DeviceHalInterface.h b/media/libaudiohal/include/media/audiohal/DeviceHalInterface.h
index bb5f851..7f6c1fb 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/include/media/audiohal/DeviceHalInterface.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/include/media/audiohal/DeviceHalInterface.h
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@
     virtual status_t getParameters(const String8& keys, String8 *values) = 0;
 
     // Returns audio input buffer size according to parameters passed.
-    virtual status_t getInputBufferSize(const struct audio_config *config,
-            size_t *size) = 0;
+    // If there is no possibility for the HAL to open an input with the provided
+    // parameters, the method will return BAD_VALUE and modify the provided `config`.
+    virtual status_t getInputBufferSize(struct audio_config *config, size_t *size) = 0;
 
     // Creates and opens the audio hardware output stream. The stream is closed
     // by releasing all references to the returned object.
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 7d63afb..c78e98e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@
     mHardwareStatus = AUDIO_HW_IDLE;
 
     // Change parameters of the configuration each iteration until we find a
-    // configuration that the device will support.
+    // configuration that the device will support, or HAL suggests what it supports.
     audio_config_t config = AUDIO_CONFIG_INITIALIZER;
     for (auto testChannelMask : channelMasks) {
         config.channel_mask = testChannelMask;
@@ -1943,11 +1943,16 @@
                 config.sample_rate = testSampleRate;
 
                 size_t bytes = 0;
+                audio_config_t loopConfig = config;
                 status_t result = dev->getInputBufferSize(&config, &bytes);
+                if (result == BAD_VALUE) {
+                    // Retry with the config suggested by the HAL.
+                    result = dev->getInputBufferSize(&config, &bytes);
+                }
                 if (result != OK || bytes == 0) {
+                    config = loopConfig;
                     continue;
                 }
-
                 if (config.sample_rate != sampleRate || config.channel_mask != channelMask ||
                     config.format != format) {
                     uint32_t dstChannelCount = audio_channel_count_from_in_mask(channelMask);