diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.cpp
index b738633..5dac55b 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.cpp
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@
     for (const auto& deviceEffectsIter : mDeviceEffects) {
         const auto& deviceEffects =  deviceEffectsIter.second;
         for (const auto& effectDesc : deviceEffects->mEffectDescriptors->mEffects) {
-            auto fx = std::make_unique<AudioEffect>(String16("android"));
+            sp<AudioEffect> fx = new AudioEffect(String16("android"));
             fx->set(EFFECT_UUID_NULL, &effectDesc->mUuid, 0, nullptr,
                     nullptr, AUDIO_SESSION_DEVICE, AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE,
                     AudioDeviceTypeAddr{deviceEffects->getDeviceType(),
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
             ALOGV("%s(): create Fx %s added on port type=%d address=%s", __func__,
                   effectDesc->mName, deviceEffects->getDeviceType(),
                   deviceEffects->getDeviceAddress().c_str());
-            deviceEffects->mEffects.push_back(std::move(fx));
+            deviceEffects->mEffects.push_back(fx);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.h b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.h
index 81c728d..13d5d0c 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyEffects.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
             mDeviceType(device), mDeviceAddress(address) {}
         /*virtual*/ ~DeviceEffects() = default;
 
-        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AudioEffect>> mEffects;
+        std::vector< sp<AudioEffect> > mEffects;
         audio_devices_t getDeviceType() const { return mDeviceType; }
         std::string getDeviceAddress() const { return mDeviceAddress; }
         const std::unique_ptr<EffectDescVector> mEffectDescriptors;