diff --git a/asoc/lahaina.c b/asoc/lahaina.c
index dfd3b89a1b..4a8a808871 100644
--- a/asoc/lahaina.c
+++ b/asoc/lahaina.c
@@ -5110,8 +5110,11 @@ static int msm_fe_qos_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	(void)substream;
 
 	qos_client_active_cnt++;
-	if (qos_client_active_cnt == 1)
+	if (qos_client_active_cnt == 1) {
+		if (pm_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
+			pm_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
 		msm_audio_update_qos_request(MSM_LL_QOS_VALUE);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }