diff --git a/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp b/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
index a082239..19fff57 100644
--- a/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
@@ -169,9 +169,12 @@ status_t AudioPolicyManagerBase::setDeviceConnectionState(audio_devices_t device
 
         updateDevicesAndOutputs();
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mOutputs.size(); i++) {
+            // do not force device change on duplicated output because if device is 0, it will
+            // also force a device 0 for the two outputs it is duplicated to which may override
+            // a valid device selection on those outputs.
             setOutputDevice(mOutputs.keyAt(i),
                             getNewDevice(mOutputs.keyAt(i), true /*fromCache*/),
-                            true,
+                            !mOutputs.valueAt(i)->isDuplicated(),
                             0);
         }