diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index b56a363..2d04a32 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -3250,12 +3250,7 @@
         snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_PROTECTED ||
         snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_PROTECTED_VBAT ||
         snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_PROTECTED_RAS ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_PROTECTED_VBAT_RAS ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_VOICE_SPEAKER ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_VOICE_SPEAKER_WSA ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_VOICE_SPEAKER_VBAT ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_VOICE_SPEAKER_PROTECTED ||
-        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_VOICE_SPEAKER_PROTECTED_VBAT ) {
+        snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_PROTECTED_VBAT_RAS) {
         ret = true;
     }
     return ret;
@@ -6245,9 +6240,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (!(hw_info_is_stereo_spkr(my_data->hw_info)) && check_snd_device_is_speaker(snd_device))
-        channels = 1;
-
     /* Native playback is preferred for Headphone/HS device over 192Khz */
     if (!voice_call_active && codec_device_supports_native_playback(usecase->devices)) {
         if (audio_is_true_native_stream_active(adev)) {
@@ -6387,7 +6379,6 @@
     // Force routing if the expected bitwdith or samplerate
     // is not same as current backend comfiguration
     if ((bit_width != my_data->current_backend_cfg[backend_idx].bit_width) ||
-        (channels != my_data->current_backend_cfg[backend_idx].channels) ||
         (sample_rate != my_data->current_backend_cfg[backend_idx].sample_rate) ||
          passthrough_enabled || channels_updated || service_interval_update ) {
         backend_cfg->bit_width = bit_width;
@@ -6445,7 +6436,12 @@
         backend_cfg.bit_width = usecase->stream.out->bit_width;
         backend_cfg.sample_rate = usecase->stream.out->sample_rate;
         backend_cfg.format = usecase->stream.out->format;
-        backend_cfg.channels = audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(usecase->stream.out->channel_mask);
+        if (!(hw_info_is_stereo_spkr(my_data->hw_info)) &&
+             check_snd_device_is_speaker(snd_device))
+            backend_cfg.channels = 1;
+        else
+            backend_cfg.channels =
+                audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(usecase->stream.out->channel_mask);
     }
     if (audio_extn_is_dsp_bit_width_enforce_mode_supported(usecase->stream.out->flags) &&
                 (adev->dsp_bit_width_enforce_mode > backend_cfg.bit_width))