diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index fcf8a79..d019097 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 
 AudioFlinger::PlaybackThread::PlaybackThread(const sp<AudioFlinger>& audioFlinger, AudioStreamOut* output)
     :   ThreadBase(audioFlinger),
-        mMixBuffer(0), mSuspended(false), mBytesWritten(0), mOutput(output),
+        mMixBuffer(0), mSuspended(0), mBytesWritten(0), mOutput(output),
         mLastWriteTime(0), mNumWrites(0), mNumDelayedWrites(0), mInWrite(false)
 {
     readOutputParameters();
diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index c9f3448..4ba5977 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@
                     AudioStreamOut* getOutput() { return mOutput; }
 
         virtual     int         type() const { return mType; }
-                    void        suspend() { mSuspended = true; }
-                    void        restore() { mSuspended = false; }
+                    void        suspend() { mSuspended++; }
+                    void        restore() { if (mSuspended) mSuspended--; }
         virtual     String8     getParameters(const String8& keys);
         virtual     void        audioConfigChanged(int event, int param = 0);
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
     protected:
         int                             mType;
         int16_t*                        mMixBuffer;
-        bool                            mSuspended;
+        int                             mSuspended;
         int                             mBytesWritten;
         bool                            mMasterMute;
         SortedVector< wp<Track> >       mActiveTracks;