diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index 4f4ad93..14c45f7 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,9 @@
 
 void AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::OpPlayAudioMonitor::onFirstRef()
 {
-    checkPlayAudioForUsage();
+    // make sure not to broadcast the initial state since it is not needed and could
+    // cause a deadlock since this method can be called with the mThread->mLock held
+    checkPlayAudioForUsage(/*doBroadcast=*/false);
     if (mAttributionSource.packageName.has_value()) {
         mOpCallback = new PlayAudioOpCallback(this);
         mAppOpsManager.startWatchingMode(AppOpsManager::OP_PLAY_AUDIO,
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@
 // Note this method is never called (and never to be) for audio server / patch record track
 // - not called from constructor due to check on UID,
 // - not called from PlayAudioOpCallback because the callback is not installed in this case
-void AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::OpPlayAudioMonitor::checkPlayAudioForUsage()
+void AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::OpPlayAudioMonitor::checkPlayAudioForUsage(bool doBroadcast)
 {
     const bool hasAppOps = mAttributionSource.packageName.has_value()
         && mAppOpsManager.checkAudioOpNoThrow(
@@ -589,11 +591,13 @@
     bool shouldChange = !hasAppOps;  // check if we need to update.
     if (mHasOpPlayAudio.compare_exchange_strong(shouldChange, hasAppOps)) {
         ALOGD("OpPlayAudio: track:%d usage:%d %smuted", mId, mUsage, hasAppOps ? "not " : "");
-        auto thread = mThread.promote();
-        if (thread != nullptr && thread->type() == AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::OFFLOAD) {
-            // Wake up Thread if offloaded, otherwise it may be several seconds for update.
-            Mutex::Autolock _l(thread->mLock);
-            thread->broadcast_l();
+        if (doBroadcast) {
+            auto thread = mThread.promote();
+            if (thread != nullptr && thread->type() == AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::OFFLOAD) {
+                // Wake up Thread if offloaded, otherwise it may be several seconds for update.
+                Mutex::Autolock _l(thread->mLock);
+                thread->broadcast_l();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -611,7 +615,7 @@
     }
     sp<OpPlayAudioMonitor> monitor = mMonitor.promote();
     if (monitor != NULL) {
-        monitor->checkPlayAudioForUsage();
+        monitor->checkPlayAudioForUsage(/*doBroadcast=*/true);
     }
 }