diff --git a/asoc/msm_common.c b/asoc/msm_common.c
index f6e6a8d1ba..4a91d28a60 100644
--- a/asoc/msm_common.c
+++ b/asoc/msm_common.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_hardware dummy_dma_hardware = {
 static int qos_vote_status;
 static bool lpi_pcm_logging_enable;
 static bool vote_against_sleep_enable;
+static unsigned int vote_against_sleep_cnt;
 
 static struct dev_pm_qos_request latency_pm_qos_req; /* pm_qos request */
 static unsigned int qos_client_active_cnt;
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ int snd_card_notify_user(snd_card_status_t card_status)
 {
 	snd_card_pdata->card_status = card_status;
 	sysfs_notify(&snd_card_pdata->snd_card_kobj, NULL, "card_state");
+	if (card_status == 0)
+		vote_against_sleep_cnt = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1082,10 +1085,24 @@ static int msm_vote_against_sleep_ctl_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	vote_against_sleep_enable = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
-	pr_debug("%s: vote against sleep enable: %d", __func__,
-			vote_against_sleep_enable);
+	pr_debug("%s: vote against sleep enable: %d sleep cnt: %d", __func__,
+			vote_against_sleep_enable, vote_against_sleep_cnt);
 
-	ret = audio_prm_set_vote_against_sleep((uint8_t)vote_against_sleep_enable);
+	if (vote_against_sleep_enable) {
+		vote_against_sleep_cnt++;
+		if (vote_against_sleep_cnt ==  1) {
+			ret = audio_prm_set_vote_against_sleep(1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				--vote_against_sleep_cnt;
+				pr_err("%s: failed to vote against sleep ret: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (vote_against_sleep_cnt == 1)
+			ret = audio_prm_set_vote_against_sleep(0);
+		if (vote_against_sleep_cnt > 0)
+			vote_against_sleep_cnt--;
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("%s: vote against sleep vote ret: %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;