diff --git a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_a2dp_control.c b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_a2dp_control.c
index 732ab503f8..3dd1134895 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_a2dp_control.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_a2dp_control.c
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ void btc_a2dp_control_media_ctrl(esp_a2d_media_ctrl_t ctrl)
         break;
     case ESP_A2D_MEDIA_CTRL_START:
         if (btc_av_stream_ready() == TRUE ) {
-            /* post start event and wait for audio path to open */
+            /* post start event */
             btc_dispatch_sm_event(BTC_AV_START_STREAM_REQ_EVT, NULL, 0);
-
-            btc_a2dp_dispatch_datapath_evt(BTC_AV_DATAPATH_OPEN_EVT);
 #if (BTC_AV_SINK_INCLUDED == TRUE)
             if (btc_av_get_peer_sep() == AVDT_TSEP_SRC && btc_av_get_service_id() == BTA_A2DP_SINK_SERVICE_ID) {
                 btc_a2dp_control_command_ack(ESP_A2D_MEDIA_CTRL_ACK_SUCCESS);
diff --git a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_av.c b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_av.c
index a614f72eaf..1ff744ce67 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_av.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/btc/profile/std/a2dp/btc_av.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static BOOLEAN btc_av_state_opening_handler(btc_sm_event_t event, void *p_data)
             av_state = BTC_AV_STATE_OPENED;
         } else {
             BTC_TRACE_WARNING("BTA_AV_OPEN_EVT::FAILED status: %d\n", p_bta_data->open.status);
-            
+
             conn_stat = ESP_A2D_CONNECTION_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
             av_state = BTC_AV_STATE_IDLE;
         }
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ static BOOLEAN btc_av_state_opened_handler(btc_sm_event_t event, void *p_data)
             /* pending start flag will be cleared when exit current state */
         }
 #endif /* BTC_AV_SRC_INCLUDED */
+        /* wait for audio path to open */
+        btc_a2dp_control_datapath_ctrl(BTC_AV_DATAPATH_OPEN_EVT);
+
         btc_sm_change_state(btc_av_cb.sm_handle, BTC_AV_STATE_STARTED);
 
     } break;
@@ -1470,7 +1473,7 @@ void btc_a2dp_call_handler(btc_msg_t *msg)
     }
     case BTC_AV_SINK_API_DISCONNECT_EVT: {
         CHECK_BTAV_INIT();
-        btc_av_disconn_req_t disconn_req;   
+        btc_av_disconn_req_t disconn_req;
         memcpy(&disconn_req.target_bda, &arg->disconn, sizeof(bt_bdaddr_t));
         btc_sm_dispatch(btc_av_cb.sm_handle, BTC_AV_DISCONNECT_REQ_EVT, &disconn_req);
         break;