diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 62bb88d..e1292c1 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@
         out->config.rate = config->sample_rate;
         out->config.channels = audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(out->channel_mask);
         out->config.period_size = HDMI_MULTI_PERIOD_BYTES / (out->config.channels * 2);
-    } else if ((out->dev->mode == AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION) &&
+    } else 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);
@@ -4810,7 +4810,7 @@
         }
 
         if ((in->source == AUDIO_SOURCE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION) &&
-               (in->dev->mode == AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION) &&
+               (in->dev->mode == AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION || voice_extn_compress_voip_is_active(in->dev)) &&
                (voice_extn_compress_voip_is_format_supported(in->format)) &&
                (in->config.rate == 8000 || in->config.rate == 16000 ||
                 in->config.rate == 32000 || in->config.rate == 48000) &&