diff --git a/hal/voice.c b/hal/voice.c
index 708ce6c..6345a38 100644
--- a/hal/voice.c
+++ b/hal/voice.c
@@ -212,8 +212,13 @@
     if (adev->mic_break_enabled)
         platform_set_mic_break_det(adev->platform, true);
 
-    pcm_start(session->pcm_tx);
-    pcm_start(session->pcm_rx);
+    ret = pcm_start(session->pcm_tx);
+    if (ret != 0)
+        goto error_start_voice;
+
+    ret = pcm_start(session->pcm_rx);
+    if (ret != 0)
+        goto error_start_voice;
 
     audio_extn_tfa_98xx_enable_speaker();