diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreConfigTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreConfigTargetTest.cpp
index 7b15e5e..b1c5a1a 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreConfigTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreConfigTargetTest.cpp
@@ -367,8 +367,15 @@
             auto criterionValue = criterionRule.criterionAndValue;
             auto matchesWhen = criterionRule.matchingRule;
             auto criteriaIt = find_if(criteria.begin(), criteria.end(), [&](const auto& criterion) {
+                auto getForceConfigTag = [](const AudioHalCapCriterionV2& forceConfig) {
+                    return forceConfig.get<AudioHalCapCriterionV2::forceConfigForUse>()
+                            .values[0].getTag();
+                };
                 return criterion.has_value() &&
-                       criterion.value().getTag() == selectionCriterion.getTag();
+                       criterion.value().getTag() == selectionCriterion.getTag() &&
+                       (criterion.value().getTag() != AudioHalCapCriterionV2::forceConfigForUse ||
+                        getForceConfigTag(criterion.value()) ==
+                                getForceConfigTag(selectionCriterion));
             });
             EXPECT_NE(criteriaIt, criteria.end())
                     << " Invalid rule criterion " << toString(selectionCriterion.getTag());