diff --git a/SoundTriggerDevice.cpp b/SoundTriggerDevice.cpp
index cd9d616..567fd34 100644
--- a/SoundTriggerDevice.cpp
+++ b/SoundTriggerDevice.cpp
@@ -585,7 +585,11 @@
         ALOGW("%s: error, failed to get symbol for initAudioExtn",
               __func__);
     } else {
-        initAudioExtn();
+        status = initAudioExtn();
+        if (status) {
+            ALOGE("%s: error, failed to init audio extn", __func__);
+            goto error;
+        }
     }
     return status;
 
diff --git a/SoundTriggerPropIntf.h b/SoundTriggerPropIntf.h
index a2cb7a0..8e41e12 100644
--- a/SoundTriggerPropIntf.h
+++ b/SoundTriggerPropIntf.h
@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@
 typedef void (*audio_hw_close_snd_mixer_t)(struct mixer *mixer);
 
 /* AHAL extn util function which is called by STHAL */
-typedef void (*audio_extn_hidl_init)();
+typedef int (*audio_extn_hidl_init)();
 #endif /* SOUND_TRIGGER_PROP_INTF_H */