diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider.java
index a5d285d917..da98a4d94b 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public final class DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider
    *     offload variable rate support.
    */
   public DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider(@Nullable Context context) {
-    this.context = context;
+    this.context = context == null ? null : context.getApplicationContext();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
index 2c75ecafc6..e598ca6fa4 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
 
   @RequiresNonNull("#1.audioProcessorChain")
   private DefaultAudioSink(Builder builder) {
-    context = builder.context;
+    context = builder.context == null ? null : builder.context.getApplicationContext();
     audioAttributes = AudioAttributes.DEFAULT;
     audioCapabilities = context != null ? null : builder.audioCapabilities;
     audioProcessorChain = builder.audioProcessorChain;