diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 3e0304f..69560e5 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1332,7 +1332,13 @@
                                                             int sessionId)
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled_l(effect, enabled, sessionId);
+}
 
+void AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled_l(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
+                                                            bool enabled,
+                                                            int sessionId)
+{
     if (mType != RECORD) {
         // suspend all effects in AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX when enabling any effect on
         // another session. This gives the priority to well behaved effect control panels
@@ -5224,6 +5230,9 @@
                     sp<EffectHandle> handle = effect->mHandles[j].promote();
                     if (handle != 0) {
                         handle->mEffect.clear();
+                        if (handle->mHasControl && handle->mEnabled) {
+                            t->checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled_l(effect, false, effect->sessionId());
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 AudioSystem::unregisterEffect(effect->id());
@@ -6844,7 +6853,7 @@
     }
     mEffect->disconnect(this, unpiniflast);
 
-    if (mEnabled) {
+    if (mHasControl && mEnabled) {
         sp<ThreadBase> thread = mEffect->thread().promote();
         if (thread != 0) {
             thread->checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled(mEffect, false, mEffect->sessionId());
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index ed9d81e..4b794ef 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -492,10 +492,12 @@
                                             int sessionId = AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX);
                     // check if some effects must be suspended/restored when an effect is enabled
                     // or disabled
-        virtual     void checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
+                    void checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
                                                      bool enabled,
                                                      int sessionId = AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX);
-
+                    void checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled_l(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
+                                                       bool enabled,
+                                                       int sessionId = AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX);
         mutable     Mutex                   mLock;
 
     protected:
@@ -1299,7 +1301,7 @@
         // suspend all eligible effects
         void setEffectSuspendedAll_l(bool suspend);
         // check if effects should be suspend or restored when a given effect is enable or disabled
-        virtual void checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
+        void checkSuspendOnEffectEnabled(const sp<EffectModule>& effect,
                                               bool enabled);
 
         status_t dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args);