diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index aed63ce5b2c6e..8a1f4c9205883 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -11456,7 +11456,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
                 }
             }
             return pids;
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        } catch (RemoteException | RuntimeException e) {
             return new HashSet<Integer>();
         }
     }