diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index ddca941..a249532 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -2051,9 +2051,9 @@
 
             // put audio hardware into standby after short delay
             if (CC_UNLIKELY((!activeTracks.size() && systemTime() > standbyTime) ||
-                        mSuspended)) {
+                        mSuspended > 0)) {
                 if (!mStandby) {
-                    ALOGV("Audio hardware entering standby, mixer %p, mSuspended %d", this, mSuspended);
+                    ALOGV("Audio hardware entering standby, mixer %p, suspend count %u", this, mSuspended);
                     mOutput->stream->common.standby(&mOutput->stream->common);
                     mStandby = true;
                     mBytesWritten = 0;
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@
             // TODO add standby time extension fct of effect tail
         }
 
-        if (mSuspended) {
+        if (mSuspended > 0) {
             sleepTime = suspendSleepTimeUs();
         }
 
@@ -2782,9 +2782,9 @@
 
             // put audio hardware into standby after short delay
             if (CC_UNLIKELY((!mActiveTracks.size() && systemTime() > standbyTime) ||
-                        mSuspended)) {
+                        mSuspended > 0)) {
                 if (!mStandby) {
-                    ALOGV("Audio hardware entering standby, mixer %p, mSuspended %d", this, mSuspended);
+                    ALOGV("Audio hardware entering standby, mixer %p, suspend count %u", this, mSuspended);
                     mOutput->stream->common.standby(&mOutput->stream->common);
                     mStandby = true;
                     mBytesWritten = 0;
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (mSuspended) {
+        if (mSuspended > 0) {
             sleepTime = suspendSleepTimeUs();
         }
 
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@
 
             // put audio hardware into standby after short delay
             if (CC_UNLIKELY((!activeTracks.size() && systemTime() > standbyTime) ||
-                         mSuspended)) {
+                         mSuspended > 0)) {
                 if (!mStandby) {
                     // DuplicatingThread implements standby by stopping all tracks
                     for (size_t i = 0; i < outputTracks.size(); i++) {
@@ -3272,7 +3272,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (mSuspended) {
+        if (mSuspended > 0) {
             sleepTime = suspendSleepTimeUs();
         }
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index e908d3f..dbd2597 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@
                     virtual audio_stream_t* stream();
 
                     void        suspend() { mSuspended++; }
-                    void        restore() { if (mSuspended) mSuspended--; }
-                    bool        isSuspended() const { return (mSuspended != 0); }
+                    void        restore() { if (mSuspended > 0) mSuspended--; }
+                    bool        isSuspended() const { return (mSuspended > 0); }
         virtual     String8     getParameters(const String8& keys);
         virtual     void        audioConfigChanged_l(int event, int param = 0);
         virtual     status_t    getRenderPosition(uint32_t *halFrames, uint32_t *dspFrames);
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
 
     protected:
         int16_t*                        mMixBuffer;
-        int                             mSuspended;
+        uint32_t                        mSuspended;     // suspend count, > 0 means suspended
         int                             mBytesWritten;
     private:
         // mMasterMute is in both PlaybackThread and in AudioFlinger.  When a