diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_audio.c b/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
index d5982d92138e..8c348fafdd8b 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct dp_audio_private {
 	struct dp_panel *panel;
 
 	bool ack_enabled;
-	bool session_on;
+	atomic_t session_on;
 	bool engine_on;
 
 	u32 channels;
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ static void dp_audio_isrc_sdp(struct dp_audio_private *audio)
 
 static void dp_audio_setup_sdp(struct dp_audio_private *audio)
 {
+	if (!atomic_read(&audio->session_on)) {
+		pr_warn("session inactive\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* always program stream 0 first before actual stream cfg */
 	audio->catalog->stream_id = DP_STREAM_0;
 	audio->catalog->config_sdp(audio->catalog);
@@ -314,6 +319,11 @@ static void dp_audio_setup_acr(struct dp_audio_private *audio)
 	u32 select = 0;
 	struct dp_catalog_audio *catalog = audio->catalog;
 
+	if (!atomic_read(&audio->session_on)) {
+		pr_warn("session inactive\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	switch (audio->dp_audio.bw_code) {
 	case DP_LINK_BW_1_62:
 		select = 0;
@@ -341,10 +351,14 @@ static void dp_audio_enable(struct dp_audio_private *audio, bool enable)
 {
 	struct dp_catalog_audio *catalog = audio->catalog;
 
+	audio->engine_on = enable;
+	if (!atomic_read(&audio->session_on)) {
+		pr_warn("session inactive. enable=%d\n", enable);
+		return;
+	}
 	catalog->data = enable;
 	catalog->enable(catalog);
 
-	audio->engine_on = enable;
 }
 
 static struct dp_audio_private *dp_audio_get_data(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -444,7 +458,7 @@ static int dp_audio_get_cable_status(struct platform_device *pdev, u32 vote)
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-	return audio->session_on;
+	return atomic_read(&audio->session_on);
 end:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -709,7 +723,7 @@ static int dp_audio_on(struct dp_audio *dp_audio)
 
 	ext = &audio->ext_audio_data;
 
-	audio->session_on = true;
+	atomic_set(&audio->session_on, 1);
 
 	rc = dp_audio_config(audio, EXT_DISPLAY_CABLE_CONNECT);
 	if (rc)
@@ -751,7 +765,7 @@ static int dp_audio_off(struct dp_audio *dp_audio)
 end:
 	dp_audio_config(audio, EXT_DISPLAY_CABLE_DISCONNECT);
 
-	audio->session_on = false;
+	atomic_set(&audio->session_on, 0);
 	audio->engine_on  = false;
 
 	dp_audio_deregister_ext_disp(audio);