diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_audio.c b/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
index 61d13ca730cc..67f3741f9ddf 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ static int dp_audio_info_setup(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	dp_audio_enable(audio, true);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&audio->ops_lock);
+
+	DP_DEBUG("audio stream configured\n");
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -671,8 +674,11 @@ static int dp_audio_notify(struct dp_audio_private *audio, u32 state)
 	if (atomic_read(&audio->acked))
 		goto end;
 
-        if (state == EXT_DISPLAY_CABLE_CONNECT)
-                goto end;
+	if (state == EXT_DISPLAY_CABLE_DISCONNECT && !audio->engine_on)
+		goto end;
+
+	if (state == EXT_DISPLAY_CABLE_CONNECT)
+		goto end;
 
 	rc = wait_for_completion_timeout(&audio->hpd_comp, HZ * 4);
 	if (!rc) {