diff --git a/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamMMAP.cpp b/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamMMAP.cpp
index 68be3c3..69dbea8 100644
--- a/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamMMAP.cpp
+++ b/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamMMAP.cpp
@@ -297,16 +297,18 @@
         return AAUDIO_ERROR_NULL;
     }
     status_t status = mMmapStream->getMmapPosition(&position);
-    if (status != OK) {
-        ALOGE("sendCurrentTimestamp(): getMmapPosition() returned %d", status);
+    aaudio_result_t result = AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(status);
+    if (result == AAUDIO_ERROR_UNAVAILABLE) {
+        ALOGW("sendCurrentTimestamp(): getMmapPosition() has no position data yet");
+    } else if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
+        ALOGE("sendCurrentTimestamp(): getMmapPosition() returned status %d", status);
         disconnect();
-        return AAudioConvert_androidToAAudioResult(status);
     } else {
         mFramesRead.update32(position.position_frames);
         *positionFrames = mFramesRead.get();
         *timeNanos = position.time_nanoseconds;
     }
-    return AAUDIO_OK;
+    return result;
 }
 
 void AAudioServiceStreamMMAP::onTearDown() {