diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index ffb00e7..424d8bc 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -8056,7 +8056,7 @@
         mState = DESTROYED;
     }
 
-    return size;
+    return mHandles.size();
 }
 
 // must be called with EffectModule::mLock held