diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 9ed29ed..60a940d 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -967,6 +967,16 @@
                     enable_audio_route(adev, usecase);
                 }
             }
+            else if ((usecase->type != PCM_CAPTURE) && (usecase == uc_info)) {
+                usecase_backend_idx = platform_get_backend_index(usecase->out_snd_device);
+                if (((usecase_backend_idx == HEADPHONE_BACKEND) ||
+                    (usecase_backend_idx == HEADPHONE_44_1_BACKEND)) &&
+                    ((usecase->stream.out->sample_rate % OUTPUT_SAMPLING_RATE_44100) == 0)) {
+                    usecase->stream.out->sample_rate = DEFAULT_OUTPUT_SAMPLING_RATE;
+                    platform_check_and_set_codec_backend_cfg(adev, usecase,
+                                                            usecase->out_snd_device);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }