diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 64a2b8a..5b1a990 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -1313,6 +1313,10 @@
     audio_format_t bestFormat = AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID;
     audio_format_t bestFormatForFlags = AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID;
 
+    // Flags which must be present on both the request and the selected output
+    static const audio_output_flags_t kMandatedFlags = (audio_output_flags_t)
+        (AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_HW_AV_SYNC | AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_MMAP_NOIRQ);
+
     for (audio_io_handle_t output : outputs) {
         sp<SwAudioOutputDescriptor> outputDesc = mOutputs.valueFor(output);
         if (!outputDesc->isDuplicated()) {
@@ -1336,6 +1340,10 @@
                     continue;
                 }
             }
+            if ((kMandatedFlags & flags) !=
+                (kMandatedFlags & outputDesc->mProfile->getFlags())) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             // if a valid format is specified, skip output if not compatible
             if (format != AUDIO_FORMAT_INVALID) {