diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser.java
index aa40c9227d..3a04dcdb49 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser.java
@@ -373,12 +373,14 @@ public class MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser implements MulticastPacketReader.PacketHand
             }
             return;
         }
+        // recvbuf and src are reused after this returns; ensure references to src are not kept.
+        final InetSocketAddress srcCopy = new InetSocketAddress(src.getAddress(), src.getPort());
 
         if (DBG) {
             mSharedLog.v("Parsed packet with " + packet.questions.size() + " questions, "
                     + packet.answers.size() + " answers, "
                     + packet.authorityRecords.size() + " authority, "
-                    + packet.additionalRecords.size() + " additional from " + src);
+                    + packet.additionalRecords.size() + " additional from " + srcCopy);
         }
 
         for (int conflictServiceId : mRecordRepository.getConflictingServices(packet)) {
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ public class MdnsInterfaceAdvertiser implements MulticastPacketReader.PacketHand
         // happen when the incoming packet has answer records (not a question), so there will be no
         // answer. One exception is simultaneous probe tiebreaking (rfc6762 8.2), in which case the
         // conflicting service is still probing and won't reply either.
-        final MdnsReplyInfo answers = mRecordRepository.getReply(packet, src);
+        final MdnsReplyInfo answers = mRecordRepository.getReply(packet, srcCopy);
 
         if (answers == null) return;
         mReplySender.queueReply(answers);
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MulticastPacketReader.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MulticastPacketReader.java
index 3cd77a4610..70451f3d55 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MulticastPacketReader.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MulticastPacketReader.java
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ public class MulticastPacketReader extends FdEventsReader<MulticastPacketReader.
     private final Set<PacketHandler> mPacketHandlers = MdnsUtils.newSet();
 
     interface PacketHandler {
+        /**
+         * Handle an incoming packet.
+         *
+         * The recvbuf and src <b>will be reused and modified</b> after this method returns, so
+         * implementers must ensure that they are not accessed after handlePacket returns.
+         */
         void handlePacket(byte[] recvbuf, int length, InetSocketAddress src);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiserTest.kt b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiserTest.kt
index 0c04bff0d5..ee0bd1a5db 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiserTest.kt
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/mdns/MdnsInterfaceAdvertiserTest.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.android.testutils.waitForIdle
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import kotlin.test.assertContentEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertNotSame
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -213,7 +214,12 @@ class MdnsInterfaceAdvertiserTest {
         packetHandler.handlePacket(query, query.size, src)
 
         val packetCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(MdnsPacket::class.java)
-        verify(repository).getReply(packetCaptor.capture(), eq(src))
+        val srcCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(InetSocketAddress::class.java)
+        verify(repository).getReply(packetCaptor.capture(), srcCaptor.capture())
+
+        assertEquals(src, srcCaptor.value)
+        assertNotSame(src, srcCaptor.value, "src will be reused by the packetHandler, references " +
+                "to it should not be used outside of handlePacket.")
 
         packetCaptor.value.let {
             assertEquals(1, it.questions.size)