diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioBinderClient.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioBinderClient.h
index f9da8b4..e8c91fc 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioBinderClient.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioBinderClient.h
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@
                                                   pid_t clientThreadId) override;
 
     aaudio_result_t startClient(aaudio_handle_t streamHandle __unused,
-                                      const android::AudioClient& client __unused,
-                                      audio_port_handle_t *clientHandle) override {
+                                const android::AudioClient& client __unused,
+                                const audio_attributes_t *attr __unused,
+                                audio_port_handle_t *clientHandle __unused) override {
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_UNAVAILABLE;
     }
 
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioServiceInterface.h b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioServiceInterface.h
index a64405b..9c28cc7 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioServiceInterface.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/binding/AAudioServiceInterface.h
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@
                                                   pid_t clientThreadId) = 0;
 
     virtual aaudio_result_t startClient(aaudio_handle_t streamHandle,
-                                      const android::AudioClient& client,
-                                      audio_port_handle_t *clientHandle) = 0;
+                                        const android::AudioClient& client,
+                                        const audio_attributes_t *attr,
+                                        audio_port_handle_t *clientHandle) = 0;
 
     virtual aaudio_result_t stopClient(aaudio_handle_t streamHandle,
                                        audio_port_handle_t clientHandle) = 0;
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
index b6548e6..fcccf03 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
@@ -429,13 +429,14 @@
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t AudioStreamInternal::startClient(const android::AudioClient& client,
+                                                 const audio_attributes_t *attr,
                                                  audio_port_handle_t *portHandle) {
     ALOGV("%s() called", __func__);
     if (mServiceStreamHandle == AAUDIO_HANDLE_INVALID) {
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
     aaudio_result_t result =  mServiceInterface.startClient(mServiceStreamHandle,
-                                                            client, portHandle);
+                                                            client, attr, portHandle);
     ALOGV("%s(%d) returning %d", __func__, *portHandle, result);
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
index 8843a8a..095f30c 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     int64_t calculateReasonableTimeout();
 
     aaudio_result_t startClient(const android::AudioClient& client,
+                                const audio_attributes_t *attr,
                                 audio_port_handle_t *clientHandle);
 
     aaudio_result_t stopClient(audio_port_handle_t clientHandle);