diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index b816338..a6ab4f8 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
         track_state state = mState;
         // here the track could be either new, or restarted
         // in both cases "unstop" the track
-        if (mState == PAUSED) {
+        if (state == PAUSED) {
             mState = TrackBase::RESUMING;
             ALOGV("PAUSED => RESUMING (%d) on thread %p", mName, this);
         } else {