diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
index 8f5e83914c..389860fa2e 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/Stream.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ ndk::ScopedAStatus StreamCommonImpl::close() {
     if (!isClosed()) {
         stopWorker();
         LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": joining the worker thread...";
-        mWorker->stop();
+        mWorker->join();
         LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": worker thread joined";
         onClose(mWorker->setClosed());
         return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
index 6b45866a38..93ace96b5c 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/Stream.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ struct StreamWorkerInterface {
     virtual StreamDescriptor::State setClosed() = 0;
     virtual bool start() = 0;
     virtual pid_t getTid() = 0;
-    virtual void stop() = 0;
+    virtual void join() = 0;
     virtual std::string getError() = 0;
 };
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class StreamWorkerImpl : public StreamWorkerInterface,
         return WorkerImpl::start(WorkerImpl::kThreadName, ANDROID_PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
     }
     pid_t getTid() override { return WorkerImpl::getTid(); }
-    void stop() override { return WorkerImpl::stop(); }
+    void join() override { return WorkerImpl::join(); }
     std::string getError() override { return WorkerImpl::getError(); }
 };