diff --git a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_tv_TvInputHal.cpp b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_tv_TvInputHal.cpp
index 93c4829568f9e..6c2a894a3a6af 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_tv_TvInputHal.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_tv_TvInputHal.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ int JTvInputHal::addOrUpdateStream(int deviceId, int streamId, const sp<Surface>
                 [&result, &sidebandStream](Result res, const native_handle_t* handle) {
                     result = res;
                     if (res == Result::OK) {
-                        sidebandStream = handle;
+                        if (handle) {
+                            sidebandStream = native_handle_clone(handle);
+                        } else {
+                            result = Result::UNKNOWN;
+                        }
                     }
                 });
         if (result != Result::OK) {
@@ -398,7 +402,7 @@ int JTvInputHal::addOrUpdateStream(int deviceId, int streamId, const sp<Surface>
                     result);
             return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }
-        connection.mSourceHandle = NativeHandle::create((native_handle_t*)sidebandStream, false);
+        connection.mSourceHandle = NativeHandle::create((native_handle_t*)sidebandStream, true);
     }
     connection.mSurface = surface;
     if (connection.mSurface != nullptr) {