diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioFocusRequest.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioFocusRequest.java
index 29d19860eba3a..b1dc3ad13f12f 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioFocusRequest.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioFocusRequest.java
@@ -356,6 +356,20 @@ public final class AudioFocusRequest {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @hide
+         * Internal listener setter, no null checks on listener nor handler
+         * @param listener
+         * @param handler
+         * @return this {@code Builder} instance.
+         */
+        @NonNull Builder setOnAudioFocusChangeListenerInt(
+                OnAudioFocusChangeListener listener, Handler handler) {
+            mFocusListener = listener;
+            mListenerHandler = handler;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Sets the listener called when audio focus changes after being requested with
          *   {@link AudioManager#requestAudioFocus(AudioFocusRequest)}, and until being abandoned
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index ce07c9982623b..0b5dff227d238 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ public class AudioManager {
         }
 
         final AudioFocusRequest afr = new AudioFocusRequest.Builder(durationHint)
-                .setOnAudioFocusChangeListener(l, null /* no Handler for this legacy API */)
+                .setOnAudioFocusChangeListenerInt(l, null /* no Handler for this legacy API */)
                 .setAudioAttributes(requestAttributes)
                 .setAcceptsDelayedFocusGain((flags & AUDIOFOCUS_FLAG_DELAY_OK)
                         == AUDIOFOCUS_FLAG_DELAY_OK)