diff --git a/visualizer/Android.mk b/visualizer/Android.mk
index 3b856e3..7af76ec 100644
--- a/visualizer/Android.mk
+++ b/visualizer/Android.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
 	libdl \
 	libtinyalsa
 
+# HACK to set the right record proxy effect card number.
+# It should be retrieved from the primary hal USECASE_AUDIO_RECORD_AFE_PROXY.
+ifneq ($(filter msm8998,$(TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM)),)
+  LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DCAPTURE_DEVICE=7
+else
+  LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DCAPTURE_DEVICE=8
+endif
+
 LOCAL_HEADER_LIBRARIES := libhardware_headers
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := soundfx
diff --git a/visualizer/offload_visualizer.c b/visualizer/offload_visualizer.c
index ab269ff..860dfce 100644
--- a/visualizer/offload_visualizer.c
+++ b/visualizer/offload_visualizer.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
 
 #define MIXER_CARD 0
 #define SOUND_CARD 0
-#define CAPTURE_DEVICE 8
 
 /* Proxy port supports only MMAP read and those fixed parameters*/
 #define AUDIO_CAPTURE_CHANNEL_COUNT 2