diff --git a/src/android/mm/generic_frame_buffer_allocator.cpp b/src/android/mm/generic_frame_buffer_allocator.cpp
index 3750e1bf52a9..58e6c68c4998 100644
--- a/src/android/mm/generic_frame_buffer_allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/android/mm/generic_frame_buffer_allocator.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ class PlatformFrameBufferAllocator::Private : public Extensible::Private
 public:
 	Private(CameraDevice *const cameraDevice)
 		: cameraDevice_(cameraDevice),
-		  hardwareModule_(cameraDevice->camera3Device()->common.module),
+		  hardwareModule_(nullptr),
 		  allocDevice_(nullptr)
 	{
+		hw_get_module(GRALLOC_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, &hardwareModule_);
 		ASSERT(hardwareModule_);
 	}
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	const CameraDevice *const cameraDevice_;
-	struct hw_module_t *const hardwareModule_;
+	const struct hw_module_t *hardwareModule_;
 	struct alloc_device_t *allocDevice_;
 };