diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 7d2dfbc..3a65376 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -8171,7 +8171,7 @@
             VolumeSource vsToDriveAbs = toVolumeSource(groupToDriveAbs);
             if (vsToDriveAbs == volumeSource) {
                 // attenuation is applied by the abs volume controller
-                return volumeDbMax;
+                return (index != 0) ? volumeDbMax : volumeDb;
             } else {
                 IVolumeCurves &curvesAbs = getVolumeCurves(vsToDriveAbs);
                 int indexAbs = curvesAbs.getVolumeIndex({volumeDevice});