diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/mediadrm/src_hidl/WVDrmPlugin.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/mediadrm/src_hidl/WVDrmPlugin.cpp
index c1ddb155..08981113 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/mediadrm/src_hidl/WVDrmPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/mediadrm/src_hidl/WVDrmPlugin.cpp
@@ -1732,6 +1732,12 @@ Return<void> WVDrmPlugin::signRSA(
     const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& wrappedKey,
     signRSA_cb _hidl_cb) {
 
+  if (sessionId.size() == 0 || algorithm.size() == 0 ||
+      message.size() == 0 || wrappedKey.size() == 0) {
+    _hidl_cb(Status::BAD_VALUE, hidl_vec<uint8_t>());
+    return Void();
+  }
+
   const auto& self = android::hardware::IPCThreadState::self();
   const char* sid = self->getCallingSid();
   if (!sid || (!strstr(sid, "mediashell_app") && !strstr(sid, "mediadrmserver"))) {
@@ -1740,11 +1746,6 @@ Return<void> WVDrmPlugin::signRSA(
     return Void();
   }
 
-  if (sessionId.size() == 0 || algorithm.size() == 0 ||
-      message.size() == 0 || wrappedKey.size() == 0) {
-    _hidl_cb(Status::BAD_VALUE, hidl_vec<uint8_t>());
-    return Void();
-  }
   const std::string algo(algorithm.c_str());
   std::vector<uint8_t> signature;