diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
index d4495dc..b5060b1 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -451,12 +451,13 @@
     pid_t tid = -1;
     // FIXME see similar logic at AudioTrack for tid
 
+    IAudioFlinger::track_flags_t trackFlags = IAudioFlinger::TRACK_DEFAULT;
     int originalSessionId = mSessionId;
     sp<IAudioRecord> record = audioFlinger->openRecord(input,
                                                        sampleRate, format,
                                                        mChannelMask,
                                                        frameCount,
-                                                       IAudioFlinger::TRACK_DEFAULT,
+                                                       &trackFlags,
                                                        tid,
                                                        &mSessionId,
                                                        &status);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
index c6e43e7..be818c6 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
                                 audio_format_t format,
                                 audio_channel_mask_t channelMask,
                                 size_t frameCount,
-                                track_flags_t flags,
+                                track_flags_t *flags,
                                 pid_t tid,
                                 int *sessionId,
                                 status_t *status)
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@
         data.writeInt32(format);
         data.writeInt32(channelMask);
         data.writeInt32(frameCount);
-        data.writeInt32(flags);
+        track_flags_t lFlags = flags != NULL ? *flags : (track_flags_t) TRACK_DEFAULT;
+        data.writeInt32(lFlags);
         data.writeInt32((int32_t) tid);
         int lSessionId = 0;
         if (sessionId != NULL) {
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@
         if (lStatus != NO_ERROR) {
             ALOGE("openRecord error: %s", strerror(-lStatus));
         } else {
+            lFlags = reply.readInt32();
+            if (flags != NULL) {
+                *flags = lFlags;
+            }
             lSessionId = reply.readInt32();
             if (sessionId != NULL) {
                 *sessionId = lSessionId;
@@ -761,7 +766,8 @@
             int sessionId = data.readInt32();
             status_t status;
             sp<IAudioRecord> record = openRecord(input,
-                    sampleRate, format, channelMask, frameCount, flags, tid, &sessionId, &status);
+                    sampleRate, format, channelMask, frameCount, &flags, tid, &sessionId, &status);
+            reply->writeInt32(flags);
             reply->writeInt32(sessionId);
             reply->writeInt32(status);
             reply->writeStrongBinder(record->asBinder());