diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioRecord.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioRecord.java
index b8f0717d7318f..37714746ae698 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioRecord.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioRecord.java
@@ -1738,7 +1738,10 @@ public class AudioRecord implements AudioRouting
     // TODO remove: implementation calls directly into implementation of native_release()
     private native final void native_finalize();
 
-    private native final void native_release();
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public native final void native_release();
 
     private native final int native_start(int syncEvent, int sessionId);
 
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
index c48bfc5329659..2aac2b32bc629 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioTrack.java
@@ -2794,7 +2794,10 @@ public class AudioTrack implements AudioRouting
 
     private native final void native_finalize();
 
-    private native final void native_release();
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public native final void native_release();
 
     private native final void native_start();