diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
index 2447b18..9f21404 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/DeviceHalAidl.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         return runCb([](CbRef cb) { cb->onWriteReady(); });
     }
     ndk::ScopedAStatus onError() override {
-        return runCb([](CbRef cb) { cb->onError(); });
+        return runCb([](CbRef cb) { cb->onError(true /*isHardError*/); });
     }
     ndk::ScopedAStatus onDrainReady() override {
         return runCb([](CbRef cb) { cb->onDrainReady(); });
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
index 10c3105..53d1727 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.cpp
@@ -901,10 +901,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-void StreamOutHalAidl::onError() {
+void StreamOutHalAidl::onError(bool isHardError) {
     onAsyncError();
     if (auto clientCb = mClientCallback.load().promote(); clientCb != nullptr) {
-        clientCb->onError();
+        clientCb->onError(isHardError);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
index 4523cc5..9cb2cff 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalAidl.h
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
     // StreamOutHalInterfaceCallback
     void onWriteReady() override;
     void onDrainReady() override;
-    void onError() override;
+    void onError(bool isHardError) override;
 
   private:
     friend class sp<StreamOutHalAidl>;
diff --git a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalHidl.cpp b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalHidl.cpp
index 9e22700..a931fdd 100644
--- a/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalHidl.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudiohal/impl/StreamHalHidl.cpp
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@
     sp<StreamOutHalInterfaceCallback> callback = mCallback.load().promote();
     if (callback == 0) return;
     ALOGV("asyncCallback onError");
-    callback->onError();
+    callback->onError(false /*isHardError*/);
 }
 
 void StreamOutHalHidl::onCodecFormatChanged(const std::vector<uint8_t>& metadataBs) {