diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 7b65de7..ea9d7d3 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -2633,7 +2633,8 @@
     // Check whether the destination thread has a channel count of FCC_2, which is
     // currently required for (most) effects. Prevent moving the effect chain here rather
     // than disabling the addEffect_l() call in dstThread below.
-    if (dstThread->mChannelCount != FCC_2) {
+    if ((dstThread->type() == ThreadBase::MIXER || dstThread->type() == ThreadBase::DUPLICATING) &&
+            dstThread->mChannelCount != FCC_2) {
         ALOGW("moveEffectChain_l() effect chain failed because"
                 " destination thread %p channel count(%u) != %u",
                 dstThread, dstThread->mChannelCount, FCC_2);