diff --git a/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.c b/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.c
index 373244d2f7f..deb8a634553 100644
--- a/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -1799,20 +1799,9 @@ static int start_input_stream(struct stream_in *in)
             return -EINVAL;
         }
     } else if (in->device == AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_HDMI) {
-        char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-
-        in->hdmiindex = 0;
-        if (property_get("tvinput.hdmiin.type", value, NULL) > 0) {
-            ALOGD("start_input_stream tvinput.hdmiin.type=%s", value);
-            if(atoi(value))
-                in->hdmiindex = 1;
-        }
-
-        if (get_hdmiin_audio_info(adev, "audio_present", &hdmiin_present, in->hdmiindex)) {
-            if (!hdmiin_present) {
-                ALOGD("hdmiin audio is no present, don't open hdmiin sound");
-                return -EEXIST;
-            }
+        if (!in->hdmiin_present) {
+            ALOGD("hdmiin audio is no present, don't open hdmiin sound");
+            return -EEXIST;
         }
         if (in->hdmiindex) {
             card = (int)adev->dev_in[SND_IN_SOUND_CARD_HDMI_1].card;
@@ -3595,8 +3584,8 @@ static ssize_t in_read(struct audio_stream_in *stream, void* buffer,
     size_t frames_rd = 0;
 
     if (in->device == AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_HDMI) {
-        unsigned int rate = get_hdmiin_audio_rate(adev, in->hdmiindex);
-        if(rate != in->config->rate){
+        int rate = get_hdmiin_audio_rate(adev, in->hdmiindex);
+        if (rate != in->config->rate) {
             ALOGD("HDMI-In: rate is changed: %d -> %d, restart input stream",
                     in->config->rate, rate);
             pthread_mutex_lock(&in->lock);
@@ -4026,7 +4015,7 @@ static int adev_open_output_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
     bool isPcm = audio_is_linear_pcm(config->format);
     bool isBitstream = false;
 
-    ALOGD("audio hal adev_open_output_stream devices = 0x%x, flags = %d, samplerate = %d,format = 0x%x",
+    ALOGD("adev_open_output_stream: devices = 0x%x, flags = %d, samplerate = %d,format = 0x%x",
           devices, flags, config->sample_rate,config->format);
 
     // only support PCM or IEC61937 format
@@ -4654,7 +4643,7 @@ static int adev_open_input_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
     struct stream_in *in;
     int ret;
 
-    ALOGD("audio hal adev_open_input_stream devices = 0x%x, flags = %d, config->samplerate = %d,config->channel_mask = %x",
+    ALOGD("adev_open_input_stream: devices = 0x%x, flags = %d, config->samplerate = %d,config->channel_mask = %x",
            devices, flags, config->sample_rate,config->channel_mask);
 
     *stream_in = NULL;
@@ -4727,10 +4716,28 @@ static int adev_open_input_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
     in->channel_mask = config->channel_mask;
     in->resampler = NULL;
 
+    in->hdmiindex = 0;
+    char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    if (property_get("tvinput.hdmiin.type", value, NULL) > 0) {
+        ALOGD("start_input_stream tvinput.hdmiin.type=%s", value);
+        if (atoi(value))
+            in->hdmiindex = 1;
+    }
+
+    in->hdmiin_present = 0;
+    get_hdmiin_audio_info(adev, "audio_present", &in->hdmiin_present, in->hdmiindex);
+
     if (in->device == AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_HDMI) {
+        if (in->hdmiin_present == 0) {
+            ALOGD("%s: hdmiin audio is not present", __func__);
+            ret = -ENODEV;
+            goto err_malloc;
+        }
+
         ALOGD("HDMI-In: use low latency");
         flags |= AUDIO_INPUT_FLAG_FAST;
     }
+
     in->flags = flags;
     struct pcm_config *pcm_config = flags & AUDIO_INPUT_FLAG_FAST ?
                                             &pcm_config_in_low_latency : &pcm_config_in;
@@ -4927,7 +4934,13 @@ static int adev_create_audio_patch(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
             return -EINVAL;
         }
         in->device = sources[0].ext.device.type;
+        if (in->device == AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_HDMI && in->hdmiin_present == 0) {
+            ALOGD("No HDMI-In audio, rejecting patch 0x%x", in->device);
+            device_unlock(adev);
+            return -ENODEV;
+        }
         device_unlock(adev);
+
         pthread_mutex_lock(&in->lock);
         device_lock(adev);
         do_in_standby(in);
diff --git a/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.h b/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.h
index 58ac8ad63bf..c29fa622965 100644
--- a/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.h
+++ b/hardware/rockchip/audio/tinyalsa_hal/audio_hw.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ struct stream_in {
     hrkdeniose mDenioseState;
 #endif
     int hdmiindex;
+    int hdmiin_present;
     uint32_t channel_flag;
     int start_checkcount;
     uint64_t frames_read;