diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 7b8f697..ca5055b 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,8 @@
         if ((out->devices == AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_AUX_DIGITAL ||
                 out->devices == AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_ANLG_DOCK_HEADSET) &&
                 val == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
-            val = AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER;
+            if (!audio_extn_dolby_is_passthrough_stream(out->flags))
+                val = AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER;
         }
 
         /*