diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
index 7c3f8735831f6631309fdeb09eaeac310b8f3126..ee620fbaa4a5599d3a36755a72d5125f3687e869 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ static int msm_compr_configure_dsp(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream)
 	int dir = IN, ret = 0;
 	struct audio_client *ac = prtd->audio_client;
 	uint32_t stream_index;
+	struct asm_softpause_params softpause = {
+		.enable = SOFT_PAUSE_ENABLE,
+		.period = SOFT_PAUSE_PERIOD,
+		.step = SOFT_PAUSE_STEP,
+		.rampingcurve = SOFT_PAUSE_CURVE_LINEAR,
+	};
 	struct asm_softvolume_params softvol = {
 		.period = SOFT_VOLUME_PERIOD,
 		.step = SOFT_VOLUME_STEP,
@@ -675,6 +681,11 @@ static int msm_compr_configure_dsp(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			pr_err("%s : Set Volume failed : %d", __func__, ret);
 
+		ret = q6asm_set_softpause(ac, &softpause);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			pr_err("%s: Send SoftPause Param failed ret=%d\n",
+				__func__, ret);
+
 		ret = q6asm_set_softvolume(ac, &softvol);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			pr_err("%s: Send SoftVolume Param failed ret=%d\n",