diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index c2320bc..fa40a1b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -5936,7 +5936,9 @@
             }
         }
         // compute volume for this track
-        processVolume_l(track, last);
+        if (track->isReady()) {  // check ready to prevent premature start.
+            processVolume_l(track, last);
+        }
     }
 
     // make sure the pause/flush/resume sequence is executed in the right order.