diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 12c196d8..2abb7609 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -9613,10 +9613,6 @@ static int adev_open_input_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
         in->config = pcm_config_afe_proxy_record;
         in->config.rate = config->sample_rate;
         in->af_period_multiplier = 1;
-    } else if (in->realtime) {
-        in->config = pcm_config_audio_capture_rt;
-        in->config.format = pcm_format_from_audio_format(config->format);
-        in->af_period_multiplier = af_period_multiplier;
     } else if (in->source == AUDIO_SOURCE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION &&
                (!voice_extn_is_compress_voip_supported()) &&
                in->flags & AUDIO_INPUT_FLAG_VOIP_TX &&
@@ -9636,6 +9632,10 @@ static int adev_open_input_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
         in->config.period_count = VOIP_CAPTURE_PERIOD_COUNT;
         in->config.rate = config->sample_rate;
         in->af_period_multiplier = 1;
+    } else if (in->realtime) {
+        in->config = pcm_config_audio_capture_rt;
+        in->config.format = pcm_format_from_audio_format(config->format);
+        in->af_period_multiplier = af_period_multiplier;
     } else {
         int ret_val;
         pthread_mutex_lock(&adev->lock);