diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 3fcaa45..cf24a5c 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -11101,19 +11101,6 @@
         pthread_mutex_lock(&out->latch_lock);
         // mute stream and switch to speaker if suspended
         if (!out->a2dp_muted && !out->standby) {
-            assign_devices(&devices, &out->device_list);
-            reassign_device_list(&out->device_list, AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER, "");
-            list_for_each(node, &adev->usecase_list) {
-                usecase = node_to_item(node, struct audio_usecase, list);
-                if ((usecase->type != PCM_CAPTURE) && (usecase != uc_info) &&
-                    !is_a2dp_out_device_type(&usecase->stream.out->device_list) &&
-                    !is_sco_out_device_type(&usecase->stream.out->device_list) &&
-                    platform_check_backends_match(SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER,
-                                                  usecase->out_snd_device)) {
-                    assign_devices(&out->device_list, &usecase->stream.out->device_list);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
             if ((is_a2dp_out_device_type(&devices) && list_length(&devices) == 1) ||
                 (uc_info->out_snd_device == SND_DEVICE_OUT_BT_A2DP)) {
                 out->a2dp_muted = true;
@@ -11134,6 +11121,19 @@
                     usleep(latency * 1000);
                 }
             }
+            assign_devices(&devices, &out->device_list);
+            reassign_device_list(&out->device_list, AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER, "");
+            list_for_each(node, &adev->usecase_list) {
+                usecase = node_to_item(node, struct audio_usecase, list);
+                if ((usecase->type != PCM_CAPTURE) && (usecase != uc_info) &&
+                    !is_a2dp_out_device_type(&usecase->stream.out->device_list) &&
+                    !is_sco_out_device_type(&usecase->stream.out->device_list) &&
+                    platform_check_backends_match(SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER,
+                                                  usecase->out_snd_device)) {
+                    assign_devices(&out->device_list, &usecase->stream.out->device_list);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
             select_devices(adev, out->usecase);
             ALOGD("%s: switched to device:%s and stream muted:%d", __func__,
                 platform_get_snd_device_name(uc_info->out_snd_device), out->a2dp_muted);