diff --git a/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp b/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
index 87e1ab7..5aecd32 100644
--- a/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/all-versions/default/Effect.cpp
@@ -240,16 +240,6 @@
 };
 
 bool ProcessThread::threadLoop() {
-    // For a spatializer effect, we perform scheduler adjustments to reduce glitches and power.
-    {
-        effect_descriptor_t halDescriptor{};
-        if ((*mEffect)->get_descriptor(mEffect, &halDescriptor) == NO_ERROR &&
-            memcmp(&halDescriptor.type, FX_IID_SPATIALIZER, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
-            const status_t status = scheduler::updateSpatializerPriority(gettid());
-            ALOGW_IF(status != OK, "Failed to update Spatializer priority");
-        }
-    }
-
     // This implementation doesn't return control back to the Thread until it decides to stop,
     // as the Thread uses mutexes, and this can lead to priority inversion.
     while (!std::atomic_load_explicit(mStop, std::memory_order_acquire)) {
@@ -570,6 +560,15 @@
         return Void();
     }
 
+    // For a spatializer effect, we perform scheduler adjustments to reduce glitches and power.
+    // We do it here instead of the ProcessThread::threadLoop to ensure that mHandle is valid.
+    if (effect_descriptor_t halDescriptor{};
+        (*mHandle)->get_descriptor(mHandle, &halDescriptor) == NO_ERROR &&
+        memcmp(&halDescriptor.type, FX_IID_SPATIALIZER, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) {
+        const status_t status = scheduler::updateSpatializerPriority(mProcessThread->getTid());
+        ALOGW_IF(status != OK, "Failed to update Spatializer priority");
+    }
+
     mStatusMQ = std::move(tempStatusMQ);
     _hidl_cb(Result::OK, *mStatusMQ->getDesc());
     return Void();