diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioTrackShared.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioTrackShared.cpp
index 5f8f292..6bb4ff7 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioTrackShared.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioTrackShared.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@
         if (flush != mFlush) {
             front = rear;
             mFlush = flush;
+            // effectively obtain then release whatever is in the buffer
+            android_atomic_release_store(rear, &cblk->u.mStreaming.mFront);
         } else {
             front = cblk->u.mStreaming.mFront;
         }