diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index a58f64c..88a05b2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -7440,12 +7440,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+// The volume effect is used for automated tests only
+#ifndef OPENSL_ES_H_
+static const effect_uuid_t SL_IID_VOLUME_ = { 0x09e8ede0, 0xddde, 0x11db, 0xb4f6,
+                                            { 0x00, 0x02, 0xa5, 0xd5, 0xc5, 0x1b } };
+const effect_uuid_t * const SL_IID_VOLUME = &SL_IID_VOLUME_;
+#endif //OPENSL_ES_H_
+
 bool AudioFlinger::EffectChain::isEffectEligibleForSuspend(const effect_descriptor_t& desc)
 {
     // auxiliary effects and visualizer are never suspended on output mix
     if ((mSessionId == AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX) &&
         (((desc.flags & EFFECT_FLAG_TYPE_MASK) == EFFECT_FLAG_TYPE_AUXILIARY) ||
-         (memcmp(&desc.type, SL_IID_VISUALIZATION, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0))) {
+         (memcmp(&desc.type, SL_IID_VISUALIZATION, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) ||
+         (memcmp(&desc.type, SL_IID_VOLUME, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0))) {
         return false;
     }
     return true;