diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 16c72cc..7ba9243 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -6196,12 +6196,17 @@
         if (left > GAIN_FLOAT_UNITY) {
             left = GAIN_FLOAT_UNITY;
         }
-        left *= v * mMasterBalanceLeft; // DirectOutputThread balance applied as track volume
         right = float_from_gain(gain_minifloat_unpack_right(vlr));
         if (right > GAIN_FLOAT_UNITY) {
             right = GAIN_FLOAT_UNITY;
         }
-        right *= v * mMasterBalanceRight;
+        left *= v;
+        right *= v;
+        if (mAudioFlinger->getMode() != AUDIO_MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION
+                || audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(mChannelMask) > 1) {
+            left *= mMasterBalanceLeft; // DirectOutputThread balance applied as track volume
+            right *= mMasterBalanceRight;
+        }
     }
 
     if (lastTrack) {