diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AppRTCAudioManager.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AppRTCAudioManager.java
index cd8a19820bba4ae2cb977314ddba37e1aa1bf66f..c65f6a17b5dda25e0619a9399b8b6daec0c9e00f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AppRTCAudioManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AppRTCAudioManager.java
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ public class AppRTCAudioManager {
         bluetoothManager = AppRTCBluetoothManager.create(context, this);
         wiredHeadsetReceiver = new WiredHeadsetReceiver();
         amState = AudioManagerState.UNINITIALIZED;
-        Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "speaker phone preference: " + speakerPhonePreference);
         this.speakerPhonePreference = speakerPhonePreference;
-        if (speakerPhonePreference == SpeakerPhonePreference.EARPIECE) {
+        if (speakerPhonePreference == SpeakerPhonePreference.EARPIECE && hasEarpiece()) {
             defaultAudioDevice = AudioDevice.EARPIECE;
         } else {
             defaultAudioDevice = AudioDevice.SPEAKER_PHONE;