diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoDecoder.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoDecoder.java
index 0ca99af031..a24da4d565 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoDecoder.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoDecoder.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class HardwareVideoDecoder
   public VideoCodecStatus decode(EncodedImage frame, DecodeInfo info) {
     decoderThreadChecker.checkIsOnValidThread();
     if (codec == null || callback == null) {
-      Logging.d(TAG, "decode uninitalized, codec: " + codec + ", callback: " + callback);
+      Logging.d(TAG, "decode uninitalized, codec: " + (codec != null) + ", callback: " + callback);
       return VideoCodecStatus.UNINITIALIZED;
     }