diff --git a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
index 4347bec26e..45602990ac 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ static int msm_compr_set_volume(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
 		gain_list[0] = volume_l;
 		gain_list[1] = volume_r;
 		gain_list[2] = volume_l;
-		num_channels = 3;
-		use_default = true;
+		if (use_default)
+			num_channels = 3;
 		rc = q6asm_set_multich_gain(prtd->audio_client, num_channels,
 					gain_list, chmap, use_default);
 	}