diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 4bc6b59..303988f 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@
         if (usecase->type != PCM_PLAYBACK &&
                 usecase != uc_info &&
                 usecase->in_snd_device != snd_device &&
-                (usecase->devices & AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND) &&
+                ((uc_info->devices & AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND) &&
+                ((usecase->devices & ~AUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN) & AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND)) &&
                 (usecase->id != USECASE_AUDIO_SPKR_CALIB_TX)) {
             ALOGV("%s: Usecase (%s) is active on (%s) - disabling ..",
                   __func__, use_case_table[usecase->id],
diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.h b/hal/msm8916/platform.h
index c63bfe9..af2f6ae 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.h
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  * Not a Contribution.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@
     (AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_EARPIECE | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER | \
      AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADPHONE)
 
+/*
+ * Below are the input devices for which back end is same, SLIMBUS_0_TX.
+ * All these devices are handled by the internal HW codec. We can
+ * enable any one of these devices at any time
+ */
+#define AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND \
+    (AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BUILTIN_MIC | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BACK_MIC | \
+     AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_VOICE_CALL) & ~AUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN
+
 /* Sound devices specific to the platform
  * The DEVICE_OUT_* and DEVICE_IN_* should be mapped to these sound
  * devices to enable corresponding mixer paths
diff --git a/hal/msm8960/platform.h b/hal/msm8960/platform.h
index 4b4d14e..aab5436 100644
--- a/hal/msm8960/platform.h
+++ b/hal/msm8960/platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  * Not a contribution.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
     (AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_EARPIECE | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER | \
      AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADPHONE)
 
+/*
+ * Below are the input devices for which back end is same, SLIMBUS_0_TX.
+ * All these devices are handled by the internal HW codec. We can
+ * enable any one of these devices at any time
+ */
+#define AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND \
+    (AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BUILTIN_MIC | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BACK_MIC | \
+     AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_VOICE_CALL) & ~AUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN
+
 /* Sound devices specific to the platform
  * The DEVICE_OUT_* and DEVICE_IN_* should be mapped to these sound
  * devices to enable corresponding mixer paths
diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.h b/hal/msm8974/platform.h
index 2247933..fa9f4bb 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.h
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.h
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@
     (AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_EARPIECE | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER | \
      AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_WIRED_HEADPHONE)
 
+/*
+ * Below are the input devices for which back end is same, SLIMBUS_0_TX.
+ * All these devices are handled by the internal HW codec. We can
+ * enable any one of these devices at any time
+ */
+#define AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_ALL_CODEC_BACKEND \
+    (AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BUILTIN_MIC | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BACK_MIC | \
+     AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_WIRED_HEADSET | AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_VOICE_CALL) & ~AUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN
+
 /* Sound devices specific to the platform
  * The DEVICE_OUT_* and DEVICE_IN_* should be mapped to these sound
  * devices to enable corresponding mixer paths