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 64d405db7f..296003f661 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
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public final class DefaultAudioOffloadSupportProvider
     checkNotNull(format);
     checkNotNull(audioAttributes);
 
-    if (Util.SDK_INT < 29) {
+    if (Util.SDK_INT < 29 || format.sampleRate == Format.NO_VALUE) {
       return AudioOffloadSupport.DEFAULT_UNSUPPORTED;
     }