diff --git a/services/audio_policy/server/infra/async_action_handler/src/audio_policy_server_handler.cpp b/services/audio_policy/server/infra/async_action_handler/src/audio_policy_server_handler.cpp
index 76ed45b7d88c0cdcb93fc63f597c899764f4c79e..58e59c4ec5555948a0aa32dcb745c94493c3e9fa 100644
--- a/services/audio_policy/server/infra/async_action_handler/src/audio_policy_server_handler.cpp
+++ b/services/audio_policy/server/infra/async_action_handler/src/audio_policy_server_handler.cpp
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@ void AudioPolicyServerHandler::HandlePreferredOutputDeviceUpdated()
         for (auto rendererFilter : rendererFilterList) {
             auto deviceDescs = AudioPolicyService::GetAudioPolicyService().
                 GetPreferredOutputDeviceDescInner(rendererFilter.rendererInfo, LOCAL_NETWORK_ID, rendererFilter.uid);
+            for (auto &desc : deviceDescs) {
+                CHECK_AND_CONTINUE(desc != nullptr);
+                desc->descriptorType_ = AudioDeviceDescriptor::AUDIO_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR;
+            }
             if (!(it->second->hasBTPermission_)) {
                 AudioPolicyService::GetAudioPolicyService().UpdateDescWhenNoBTPermission(deviceDescs);
             }