diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
index 63edec570a..0065dbc236 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/soundtrigger/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StopRecognitionNoAStartFail) {
     EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
 }
 
+GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(SoundTriggerHidlTest);
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
         PerInstance, SoundTriggerHidlTest,
         testing::ValuesIn(android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(ISoundTriggerHw::descriptor)),
diff --git a/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp b/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp
index 392679d0cb..91b8da861d 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/soundtrigger/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalSoundtriggerV2_1TargetTest.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ TEST_P(SoundTriggerHidlTest, StartRecognitionNoModelFail_2_1) {
     EXPECT_NE(0, hidlReturn);
 }
 
+GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(SoundTriggerHidlTest);
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
         PerInstance, SoundTriggerHidlTest,
         testing::ValuesIn(android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(ISoundTriggerHw::descriptor)),