diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/VideoEncoderSettings.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/VideoEncoderSettings.java
index 1a20441ad2..831f89c4ac 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/VideoEncoderSettings.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/VideoEncoderSettings.java
@@ -340,9 +340,10 @@ public final class VideoEncoderSettings {
     if (this == o) {
       return true;
     }
-    if (!(o instanceof VideoEncoderSettings that)) {
+    if (!(o instanceof VideoEncoderSettings)) {
       return false;
     }
+    VideoEncoderSettings that = (VideoEncoderSettings) o;
     return bitrate == that.bitrate
         && bitrateMode == that.bitrateMode
         && profile == that.profile