diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService.java
index 4d5001bf83..ac479b895b 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import static android.system.OsConstants.SOCK_CLOEXEC;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.SOCK_NONBLOCK;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.SOCK_RAW;
 
+import static com.android.net.module.util.CollectionUtils.getIndexForValue;
+
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.net.MulticastRoutingConfig;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ public class MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService {
     }
 
     private Integer getInterfaceIndex(String ifName) {
-        int mapIndex = mInterfaces.indexOfValue(ifName);
+        int mapIndex = getIndexForValue(mInterfaces, ifName);
         if (mapIndex < 0) return null;
         return mInterfaces.keyAt(mapIndex);
     }
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ public class MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService {
         if (virtualIndex == null) return;
 
         updateMfcs();
-        mInterfaces.removeAt(mInterfaces.indexOfValue(ifName));
+        mInterfaces.removeAt(getIndexForValue(mInterfaces, ifName));
         mVirtualInterfaces.remove(virtualIndex);
         try {
             mDependencies.setsockoptMrt6DelMif(mMulticastRoutingFd, virtualIndex);
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ public class MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService {
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     public Integer getVirtualInterfaceIndex(String ifName) {
-        int mapIndex = mVirtualInterfaces.indexOfValue(ifName);
+        int mapIndex = getIndexForValue(mVirtualInterfaces, ifName);
         if (mapIndex < 0) return null;
         return mVirtualInterfaces.keyAt(mapIndex);
     }
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ public class MulticastRoutingCoordinatorService {
 
     private void maybeAddAndTrackInterface(String ifName) {
         checkOnHandlerThread();
-        if (mVirtualInterfaces.indexOfValue(ifName) >= 0) return;
+        if (getIndexForValue(mVirtualInterfaces, ifName) >= 0) return;
 
         int nextVirtualIndex = getNextAvailableVirtualIndex();
         int ifIndex = mDependencies.getInterfaceIndex(ifName);
diff --git a/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtils.java b/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtils.java
index 39e7ce9456..f3d8c4aeae 100644
--- a/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtils.java
+++ b/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -389,4 +389,28 @@ public final class CollectionUtils {
         }
         return dest;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an index of the given SparseArray that contains the given value, or -1
+     * number if no keys map to the given value.
+     *
+     * <p>Note this is a linear search, and if multiple keys can map to the same value
+     * then the smallest index is returned.
+     *
+     * <p>This function compares values with {@code equals} while the
+     * {@link SparseArray#indexOfValue} compares values using {@code ==}.
+     */
+    public static <T> int getIndexForValue(SparseArray<T> sparseArray, T value) {
+        for(int i = 0, nsize = sparseArray.size(); i < nsize; i++) {
+            T valueAt = sparseArray.valueAt(i);
+            if (valueAt == null) {
+                if (value == null) {
+                    return i;
+                };
+            } else if (valueAt.equals(value)) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtilsTest.kt b/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtilsTest.kt
index e23f99912e..4ed3afd534 100644
--- a/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/CollectionUtilsTest.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.net.module.util
 
+import android.util.SparseArray
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.android.testutils.assertThrows
@@ -179,4 +180,20 @@ class CollectionUtilsTest {
             CollectionUtils.assoc(listOf(1, 2), list15)
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testGetIndexForValue() {
+        val sparseArray = SparseArray<String>();
+        sparseArray.put(5, "hello");
+        sparseArray.put(10, "abcd");
+        sparseArray.put(20, null);
+
+        val value1 = "abcd";
+        val value1Copy = String(value1.toCharArray())
+        val value2 = null;
+
+        assertEquals(1, CollectionUtils.getIndexForValue(sparseArray, value1));
+        assertEquals(1, CollectionUtils.getIndexForValue(sparseArray, value1Copy));
+        assertEquals(2, CollectionUtils.getIndexForValue(sparseArray, value2));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorServiceTest.kt b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorServiceTest.kt
index 6c2c2560c4..5c994f5b29 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorServiceTest.kt
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/MulticastRoutingCoordinatorServiceTest.kt
@@ -402,15 +402,18 @@ class MulticastRoutingCoordinatorServiceTest {
                 mService.getVirtualInterfaceIndex(mIfName1), oifsUpdate)
         val mf6cctlDel = createStructMf6cctl(mSourceAddress, mGroupAddressScope5,
                 mService.getVirtualInterfaceIndex(mIfName1), mEmptyOifs)
+        val ifName1Copy = String(mIfName1.toCharArray())
+        val ifName2Copy = String(mIfName2.toCharArray())
+        val ifName3Copy = String(mIfName3.toCharArray())
 
         verify(mDeps).setsockoptMrt6AddMfc(eq(mFd), eq(mf6cctlAdd))
 
-        applyMulticastForwardNone(mIfName1, mIfName2)
+        applyMulticastForwardNone(ifName1Copy, ifName2Copy)
         mLooper.dispatchAll()
 
         verify(mDeps).setsockoptMrt6AddMfc(eq(mFd), eq(mf6cctlUpdate))
 
-        applyMulticastForwardNone(mIfName1, mIfName3)
+        applyMulticastForwardNone(ifName1Copy, ifName3Copy)
         mLooper.dispatchAll()
 
         verify(mDeps, timeout(TIMEOUT_MS).times(1)).setsockoptMrt6DelMfc(eq(mFd), eq(mf6cctlDel))