diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/MediaCodecUtil.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/MediaCodecUtil.java
index c3f3fc85f2..22e2dde9ce 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/MediaCodecUtil.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/MediaCodecUtil.java
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ public class MediaCodecUtil {
     for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCodecs; i++) {
       MediaCodecInfo info = mediaCodecList.getCodecInfoAt(i);
       String codecName = info.getName();
-      if (!info.isEncoder() && codecName.startsWith("OMX.")
-          && (secureDecodersExplicit || !codecName.endsWith(".secure"))) {
+      if (isCodecUsableDecoder(info, codecName, secureDecodersExplicit)) {
         String[] supportedTypes = info.getSupportedTypes();
         for (int j = 0; j < supportedTypes.length; j++) {
           String supportedType = supportedTypes[j];
@@ -166,6 +165,28 @@ public class MediaCodecUtil {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the specified codec is usable for decoding on the current device.
+   */
+  private static boolean isCodecUsableDecoder(MediaCodecInfo info, String name,
+      boolean secureDecodersExplicit) {
+    if (info.isEncoder() || !name.startsWith("OMX.")
+        || (!secureDecodersExplicit && name.endsWith(".secure"))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Workaround an issue where creating a particular MP3 decoder on some HTC devices on platform
+    // API version 16 crashes mediaserver.
+    if (Util.SDK_INT == 16
+        && ("dlxu".equals(Util.PRODUCT) // HTC Butterfly
+            || "protou".equals(Util.PRODUCT)) // HTC Desire X
+        && name.equals("OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.mp3")) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private static boolean isAdaptive(CodecCapabilities capabilities) {
     if (Util.SDK_INT >= 19) {
       return isAdaptiveV19(capabilities);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/util/Util.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/util/Util.java
index 03fc20564d..5dc2993ef6 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/util/Util.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/util/Util.java
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ public final class Util {
    */
   public static final int SDK_INT = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
 
+  /**
+   * Like {@link android.os.Build#PRODUCT}, but in a place where it can be conveniently overridden
+   * for local testing.
+   */
+  public static final String PRODUCT = android.os.Build.PRODUCT;
+
   private static final Pattern XS_DATE_TIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
       "(\\d\\d\\d\\d)\\-(\\d\\d)\\-(\\d\\d)[Tt]"
       + "(\\d\\d):(\\d\\d):(\\d\\d)(\\.(\\d+))?"