diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.h b/services/audioflinger/Effects.h
index d107543..549cff2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.h
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@
                                     // sending disable command.
     uint32_t mDisableWaitCnt;       // current process() calls count during disable period.
     bool     mOffloaded;            // effect is currently offloaded to the audio DSP
-    // effect has been added to this HAL input stream
-    audio_io_handle_t mCurrentHalStream = AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
     bool     mIsOutput;             // direction of the AF thread
 
     bool    mSupportsFloat;         // effect supports float processing
@@ -596,6 +594,7 @@
         status_t allocateHalBuffer(size_t size, sp<EffectBufferHalInterface>* buffer) override;
         bool updateOrphanEffectChains(const sp<IAfEffectBase>& effect) override;
 
+        bool shouldDispatchAddRemoveToHal(bool isAdded) const override;
         audio_io_handle_t io() const override;
         bool isOutput() const override;
         bool isOffload() const override;
@@ -653,6 +652,8 @@
         mediautils::atomic_wp<IAfThreadBase> mThread;
         sp<IAfThreadCallback> mAfThreadCallback;
         IAfThreadBase::type_t mThreadType = IAfThreadBase::MIXER;
+        // effect has been added to this HAL input stream
+        audio_io_handle_t mCurrentHalStream = AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
     };
 
     DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(EffectChain);
@@ -784,6 +785,9 @@
         }
 
         audio_io_handle_t io() const override { return AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE; }
+        bool shouldDispatchAddRemoveToHal(bool isAdded) const override {
+            return isAdded != mAddedToHal;
+        }
         bool isOutput() const override;
         bool isOffload() const override { return false; }
         bool isOffloadOrDirect() const override { return false; }
@@ -824,6 +828,7 @@
     private:
         const wp<DeviceEffectProxy> mProxy;
         const sp<DeviceEffectManagerCallback> mManagerCallback;
+        bool mAddedToHal = false;
     };
 
     status_t checkPort(const IAfPatchPanel::Patch& patch,