diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.cpp
index 00c4a97..a2826cb 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.cpp
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@
 } // namespace
 
 SoundPool::SoundPool(
-        int32_t maxStreams, const audio_attributes_t* attributes, const std::string& opPackageName)
+        int32_t maxStreams, const audio_attributes_t& attributes,
+        const std::string& opPackageName)
     : mStreamManager(maxStreams, kStreamManagerThreads, attributes, opPackageName)
 {
     ALOGV("%s(maxStreams=%d, attr={ content_type=%d, usage=%d, flags=0x%x, tags=%s })",
             __func__, maxStreams,
-            attributes->content_type, attributes->usage, attributes->flags, attributes->tags);
+            attributes.content_type, attributes.usage, attributes.flags, attributes.tags);
 }
 
 SoundPool::~SoundPool()
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.h b/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.h
index ffb1c99..6bb971b 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.h
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/SoundPool.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 class SoundPool {
 public:
-    SoundPool(int32_t maxStreams, const audio_attributes_t* attributes,
+    SoundPool(int32_t maxStreams, const audio_attributes_t& attributes,
             const std::string& opPackageName = {});
     ~SoundPool();
 
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
index 7f987e3..487a696 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wthread-safety-analysis"
 
 StreamManager::StreamManager(
-        int32_t streams, size_t threads, const audio_attributes_t* attributes,
+        int32_t streams, size_t threads, const audio_attributes_t& attributes,
         std::string opPackageName)
     : StreamMap(streams)
-    , mAttributes(*attributes)
+    , mAttributes(attributes)
     , mOpPackageName(std::move(opPackageName))
     , mLockStreamManagerStop(streams == 1 || kForceLockStreamManagerStop)
 {
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.h b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.h
index 85b468c..ec65b0c 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.h
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 public:
     // Note: the SoundPool pointer is only used for stream initialization.
     // It is not stored in StreamManager.
-    StreamManager(int32_t streams, size_t threads, const audio_attributes_t* attributes,
+    StreamManager(int32_t streams, size_t threads, const audio_attributes_t& attributes,
             std::string opPackageName);
     ~StreamManager();
 
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/android_media_SoundPool.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/android_media_SoundPool.cpp
index 14b0c11..5264772 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/android_media_SoundPool.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/android_media_SoundPool.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
             (audio_flags_mask_t) env->GetIntField(jaa, javaAudioAttrFields.fieldFlags);
     ScopedUtfChars opPackageNameStr(env, opPackageName);
     auto soundPool = std::make_shared<SoundPool>(
-            maxChannels, &audioAttributes, opPackageNameStr.c_str());
+            maxChannels, audioAttributes, opPackageNameStr.c_str());
     soundPool->setCallback(android_media_callback, nullptr /* user */);
 
     // register with SoundPoolManager.
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/tests/soundpool_stress.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/tests/soundpool_stress.cpp
index 7d9b6a2..0116a99 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/tests/soundpool_stress.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/tests/soundpool_stress.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
         .content_type = AUDIO_CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC,
         .usage = AUDIO_USAGE_MEDIA,
     };
-    auto soundPool = std::make_unique<SoundPool>(maxStreams, &aa);
+    auto soundPool = std::make_unique<SoundPool>(maxStreams, aa);
 
     gCallbackManager.setSoundPool(soundPool.get());
     soundPool->setCallback(StaticCallbackManager, &gCallbackManager);