diff --git a/post_proc/virtualizer.c b/post_proc/virtualizer.c
index e9eb728..3f65f00 100644
--- a/post_proc/virtualizer.c
+++ b/post_proc/virtualizer.c
@@ -210,9 +210,14 @@
     virtualizer_context_t *virt_ctxt = (virtualizer_context_t *)context;
 
     ALOGV("%s", __func__);
-
-    if (!offload_virtualizer_get_enable_flag(&(virt_ctxt->offload_virt)))
+    if (!offload_virtualizer_get_enable_flag(&(virt_ctxt->offload_virt))) {
         offload_virtualizer_set_enable_flag(&(virt_ctxt->offload_virt), true);
+        if (virt_ctxt->ctl && virt_ctxt->strength)
+            offload_virtualizer_send_params(virt_ctxt->ctl,
+                                          virt_ctxt->offload_virt,
+                                          OFFLOAD_SEND_VIRTUALIZER_ENABLE_FLAG |
+                                          OFFLOAD_SEND_BASSBOOST_STRENGTH);
+    }
     return 0;
 }