diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index dadf2a4dbc0a8..1cc0443875539 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -10619,7 +10619,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
                 }
             }
             return pids;
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        } catch (RemoteException | RuntimeException e) {
             return new HashSet<Integer>();
         }
     }