diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/Android.mk b/services/audiopolicy/Android.mk
index d1b3ec8..ff7d9c8 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/Android.mk
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/Android.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += \
     libaudiopolicymanager
 endif

+ifeq ($(BOARD_HAVE_PRE_KITKAT_AUDIO_BLOB),true)
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PRE_KITKAT_AUDIO_BLOB
+endif
+
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
     libmedia_helper \
     libserviceutility
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
index 97719da..8e66686 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,14 @@ static audio_io_handle_t open_output(audio_module_handle_t module,
     config.sample_rate = *pSamplingRate;
     config.format = *pFormat;
     config.channel_mask = *pChannelMask;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PRE_KITKAT_AUDIO_BLOB
+    config.offload_info = AUDIO_INFO_INITIALIZER;
+#else
     if (offloadInfo != NULL) {
         config.offload_info = *offloadInfo;
     }
+#endif
     audio_io_handle_t output = AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
     status_t status = af->openOutput(module, &output, &config, pDevices,
                                      String8(""), pLatencyMs, flags);
@@ -95,9 +100,11 @@ static audio_io_handle_t open_output(audio_module_handle_t module,
         *pSamplingRate = config.sample_rate;
         *pFormat = config.format;
         *pChannelMask = config.channel_mask;
+#if !HAVE_PRE_KITKAT_AUDIO_BLOB
         if (offloadInfo != NULL) {
             *((audio_offload_info_t *)offloadInfo) = config.offload_info;
         }
+#endif
     }
     return output;
 }
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterfaceImplLegacy.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterfaceImplLegacy.cpp
index e1e81e1..fd47256 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterfaceImplLegacy.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyInterfaceImplLegacy.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ status_t AudioPolicyService::queryDefaultPreProcessing(int audioSession,

 bool AudioPolicyService::isOffloadSupported(const audio_offload_info_t& info)
 {
+#if HAVE_PRE_KITKAT_AUDIO_BLOB
+    return false;
+#endif
     if (mpAudioPolicy == NULL) {
         ALOGV("mpAudioPolicy == NULL");
         return false;