diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/Stream.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/Stream.cpp
index 4194a22bfb675..45dde74039509 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/Stream.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/Stream.cpp
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ void Stream::play_l(const std::shared_ptr<Sound>& sound, int32_t nextStreamID,
             priority, loop, rate, playerIId);
 
     // initialize track
-    const audio_stream_type_t streamType =
-            AudioSystem::attributesToStreamType(*mStreamManager->getAttributes());
     const int32_t channelCount = sound->getChannelCount();
     const auto sampleRate = (uint32_t)lround(double(sound->getSampleRate()) * rate);
     size_t frameCount = 0;
@@ -328,8 +326,8 @@ void Stream::play_l(const std::shared_ptr<Sound>& sound, int32_t nextStreamID,
         attributionSource.token = sp<BBinder>::make();
         mCallback =  sp<StreamCallback>::make(this, toggle),
         // TODO b/182469354 make consistent with AudioRecord, add util for native source
-        mAudioTrack = new AudioTrack(streamType, sampleRate, sound->getFormat(),
-                channelMask, sound->getIMemory(), AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST,
+        mAudioTrack = new AudioTrack(AUDIO_STREAM_DEFAULT, sampleRate, sound->getFormat(),
+                channelMask, sound->getIMemory(), AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE,
                 mCallback,
                 0 /*default notification frames*/, AUDIO_SESSION_ALLOCATE,
                 AudioTrack::TRANSFER_DEFAULT,
diff --git a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
index acd4badad9b03..52060f1e6209f 100644
--- a/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/soundpool/StreamManager.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ StreamManager::StreamManager(
         int32_t streams, size_t threads, const audio_attributes_t& attributes,
         std::string opPackageName)
     : StreamMap(streams)
-    , mAttributes(attributes)
+    , mAttributes([attributes](){
+        audio_attributes_t attr = attributes;
+        attr.flags = static_cast<audio_flags_mask_t>(attr.flags | AUDIO_FLAG_LOW_LATENCY);
+        return attr; }())
     , mOpPackageName(std::move(opPackageName))
     , mLockStreamManagerStop(streams == 1 || kForceLockStreamManagerStop)
 {