diff --git a/device-caiman.mk b/device-caiman.mk
index 7122948c..2447f6c5 100644
--- a/device-caiman.mk
+++ b/device-caiman.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ $(call inherit-product-if-exists, vendor/qorvo/uwb/qm35-hal/Device.mk)
 # display
 DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS += device/google/caimito/caiman/overlay
 
+ifeq ($(RELEASE_PIXEL_AIDL_AUDIO_HAL),true)
+USE_AUDIO_HAL_AIDL := true
+endif
+
 include device/google/caimito/audio/caiman/audio-tables.mk
 include device/google/zumapro/device-shipping-common.mk
 include hardware/google/pixel/vibrator/cs40l26/device.mk
diff --git a/device-komodo.mk b/device-komodo.mk
index 4f4eef34..2c5940e8 100644
--- a/device-komodo.mk
+++ b/device-komodo.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ $(call inherit-product-if-exists, vendor/qorvo/uwb/qm35-hal/Device.mk)
 # display
 DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS += device/google/caimito/komodo/overlay
 
+ifeq ($(RELEASE_PIXEL_AIDL_AUDIO_HAL),true)
+USE_AUDIO_HAL_AIDL := true
+endif
+
 include device/google/caimito/audio/komodo/audio-tables.mk
 include device/google/zumapro/device-shipping-common.mk
 include hardware/google/pixel/vibrator/cs40l26/device.mk
diff --git a/device-tokay.mk b/device-tokay.mk
index f11490a9..8aa8b0c6 100644
--- a/device-tokay.mk
+++ b/device-tokay.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ $(call inherit-product-if-exists, vendor/qorvo/uwb/qm35-hal/Device.mk)
 # display
 DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS += device/google/caimito/tokay/overlay
 
+ifeq ($(RELEASE_PIXEL_AIDL_AUDIO_HAL),true)
+USE_AUDIO_HAL_AIDL := true
+endif
+
 include device/google/caimito/audio/tokay/audio-tables.mk
 include device/google/zumapro/device-shipping-common.mk
 include hardware/google/pixel/vibrator/cs40l26/device.mk