diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/default/Android.bp b/audio/core/all-versions/default/Android.bp
index 27857396d2..901b7eeab9 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/default/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/default/Android.bp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ cc_defaults {
         "android.hardware.audio-impl_headers",
         "android.hardware.audio.common.util@all-versions",
         "libaudioclient_headers",
+        "libaudioutils_headers",
         "libaudio_system_headers",
         "libhardware_headers",
         "libmedia_headers",
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/default/StreamOut.cpp b/audio/core/all-versions/default/StreamOut.cpp
index 6eed3daf12..d027231f11 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/default/StreamOut.cpp
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/default/StreamOut.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <HidlUtils.h>
 #include <android/log.h>
+#include <audio_utils/Metadata.h>
 #include <hardware/audio.h>
 #include <util/CoreUtils.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
@@ -742,7 +743,11 @@ int StreamOut::asyncEventCallback(stream_event_callback_type_t event, void* para
     switch (event) {
         case STREAM_EVENT_CBK_TYPE_CODEC_FORMAT_CHANGED: {
             hidl_vec<uint8_t> audioMetadata;
-            audioMetadata.setToExternal((uint8_t*)param, strlen((char*)param));
+            // void* param is the byte string buffer from byte_string_from_audio_metadata().
+            // As the byte string buffer may have embedded zeroes, we cannot use strlen()
+            // but instead use audio_utils::metadata::dataByteStringLen().
+            audioMetadata.setToExternal((uint8_t*)param, audio_utils::metadata::dataByteStringLen(
+                                                                 (const uint8_t*)param));
             result = eventCallback->onCodecFormatChanged(audioMetadata);
         } break;
         default: