diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 4fc0d47..607d009 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -5556,7 +5556,7 @@
         out->config.rate = out->sample_rate;
 
 #else
-    } else if ((out->dev->mode == AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION || voice_extn_compress_voip_is_active(out->dev)) &&
+    if ((out->dev->mode == AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION || voice_extn_compress_voip_is_active(out->dev)) &&
                (out->flags == (AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT | AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_VOIP_RX)) &&
                (voice_extn_compress_voip_is_config_supported(config))) {
         ret = voice_extn_compress_voip_open_output_stream(out);