diff --git a/modules/audio_remote_submix/audio_hw.cpp b/modules/audio_remote_submix/audio_hw.cpp
index 3756274..e9759e5 100755
--- a/modules/audio_remote_submix/audio_hw.cpp
+++ b/modules/audio_remote_submix/audio_hw.cpp
@@ -571,8 +571,7 @@
     // initialize pipe
     {
         ALOGV("  initializing pipe");
-        const NBAIO_Format format =
-                config->sample_rate == 48000 ? Format_SR48_C2_I16 : Format_SR44_1_C2_I16;
+        const NBAIO_Format format = Format_from_SR_C(config->sample_rate, 2);
         const NBAIO_Format offers[1] = {format};
         size_t numCounterOffers = 0;
         // creating a MonoPipe with optional blocking set to true.