diff --git a/audio/audio_hw.c b/audio/audio_hw.c
index ea69f25..61b28e2 100644
--- a/audio/audio_hw.c
+++ b/audio/audio_hw.c
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@
 {
     const char *name = NULL;
 
-    if (snd_device >= SND_DEVICE_MIN && snd_device < SND_DEVICE_MAX)
+    if (snd_device == SND_DEVICE_NONE ||
+        (snd_device > SND_DEVICE_MIN && snd_device < SND_DEVICE_MAX))
         name = device_table[snd_device];
 
     ALOGE_IF(name == NULL, "%s: invalid snd device %d", __func__, snd_device);