diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
index ee9297f..8d16ab4 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
@@ -1000,8 +1000,9 @@
 #ifdef AUDIO_POLICY_TEST
     Thread(false),
 #endif //AUDIO_POLICY_TEST
-    mPhoneState(AudioSystem::MODE_NORMAL), mRingerMode(0), mMusicStopTime(0),
-    mLimitRingtoneVolume(false), mTotalEffectsCpuLoad(0), mTotalEffectsMemory(0),
+    mPhoneState(AudioSystem::MODE_NORMAL), mRingerMode(0),
+    mMusicStopTime(0), mLimitRingtoneVolume(false), mLastVoiceVolume(-1.0f),
+    mTotalEffectsCpuLoad(0), mTotalEffectsMemory(0),
     mA2dpSuspended(false)
 {
     mpClientInterface = clientInterface;
@@ -1838,29 +1839,38 @@
     }
 
     float volume = computeVolume(stream, index, output, device);
-    // do not set volume if the float value did not change
-    if (volume != mOutputs.valueFor(output)->mCurVolume[stream] || force) {
+    // We actually change the volume if:
+    // - the float value returned by computeVolume() changed
+    // - the force flag is set
+    if (volume != mOutputs.valueFor(output)->mCurVolume[stream] ||
+            force) {
         mOutputs.valueFor(output)->mCurVolume[stream] = volume;
         LOGV("setStreamVolume() for output %d stream %d, volume %f, delay %d", output, stream, volume, delayMs);
         if (stream == AudioSystem::VOICE_CALL ||
             stream == AudioSystem::DTMF ||
             stream == AudioSystem::BLUETOOTH_SCO) {
-            float voiceVolume = -1.0;
             // offset value to reflect actual hardware volume that never reaches 0
             // 1% corresponds roughly to first step in VOICE_CALL stream volume setting (see AudioService.java)
             volume = 0.01 + 0.99 * volume;
-            if (stream == AudioSystem::VOICE_CALL) {
-                voiceVolume = (float)index/(float)mStreams[stream].mIndexMax;
-            } else if (stream == AudioSystem::BLUETOOTH_SCO) {
-                voiceVolume = 1.0;
-            }
-            if (voiceVolume >= 0 && output == mHardwareOutput) {
-                mpClientInterface->setVoiceVolume(voiceVolume, delayMs);
-            }
         }
         mpClientInterface->setStreamVolume((AudioSystem::stream_type)stream, volume, output, delayMs);
     }
 
+    if (stream == AudioSystem::VOICE_CALL ||
+        stream == AudioSystem::BLUETOOTH_SCO) {
+        float voiceVolume;
+        // Force voice volume to max for bluetooth SCO as volume is managed by the headset
+        if (stream == AudioSystem::VOICE_CALL) {
+            voiceVolume = (float)index/(float)mStreams[stream].mIndexMax;
+        } else {
+            voiceVolume = 1.0;
+        }
+        if (voiceVolume != mLastVoiceVolume && output == mHardwareOutput) {
+            mpClientInterface->setVoiceVolume(voiceVolume, delayMs);
+            mLastVoiceVolume = voiceVolume;
+        }
+    }
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }