diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index ded1e409dc5c6..73fd1bc8797b5 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -21515,7 +21515,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public long getPresentationTimeUs();
   }
 
-  public class MediaCodec.ParameterDescriptor {
+  public static class MediaCodec.ParameterDescriptor {
     method @NonNull public String getName();
     method public int getType();
   }
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaCodec.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaCodec.java
index 38df92b074a22..b51777c3135a7 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaCodec.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaCodec.java
@@ -4712,7 +4712,7 @@ final public class MediaCodec {
     /**
      * Contains description of a parameter.
      */
-    public class ParameterDescriptor {
+    public static class ParameterDescriptor {
         private ParameterDescriptor() {}
 
         /**