diff --git a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
index 6338563..2e94143 100644
--- a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/ValidateAudioEffectsConfiguration.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,19 @@
 
 #include "utility/ValidateXml.h"
 
+// Stringify the argument.
+#define QUOTE(x) #x
+#define STRINGIFY(x) QUOTE(x)
+
+#define AUDIO_HAL_VERSION V4_0
+
 TEST(CheckConfig, audioEffectsConfigurationValidation) {
     RecordProperty("description",
                    "Verify that the effects configuration file is valid according to the schema");
     using namespace android::effectsConfig;
 
     std::vector<const char*> locations(std::begin(DEFAULT_LOCATIONS), std::end(DEFAULT_LOCATIONS));
-    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, locations,
-                                            "/data/local/tmp/audio_effects_conf_V4_0.xsd");
+    const char* xsd = "/data/local/tmp/audio_effects_conf_" STRINGIFY(AUDIO_HAL_VERSION) ".xsd";
+    // Starting with V4, audio effect XML is required
+    EXPECT_ONE_VALID_XML_MULTIPLE_LOCATIONS(DEFAULT_NAME, locations, xsd);
 }
diff --git a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
index 5c10c69..96b8602 100644
--- a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 using android::hardware::MQDescriptorSync;
 using android::hardware::Return;
 using android::hardware::Void;
-using android::hardware::audio::common::utils::mkBitfield;
+using android::hardware::audio::common::utils::mkEnumBitfield;
 using android::hardware::audio::common::V4_0::AudioDevice;
 using android::hardware::audio::common::V4_0::AudioHandleConsts;
 using android::hardware::audio::common::V4_0::AudioMode;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
 TEST_F(AudioEffectHidlTest, SetDevice) {
     description("Verify that SetDevice works for an output chain effect");
-    Return<Result> ret = effect->setDevice(mkBitfield(AudioDevice::OUT_SPEAKER));
+    Return<Result> ret = effect->setDevice(mkEnumBitfield(AudioDevice::OUT_SPEAKER));
     EXPECT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
     EXPECT_EQ(Result::OK, ret);
 }
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 
 TEST_F(AudioEffectHidlTest, SetInputDevice) {
     description("Verify that SetInputDevice does not crash");
-    Return<Result> ret = effect->setInputDevice(mkBitfield(AudioDevice::IN_BUILTIN_MIC));
+    Return<Result> ret = effect->setInputDevice(mkEnumBitfield(AudioDevice::IN_BUILTIN_MIC));
     EXPECT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
 }