diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
index 7dfe45911..6e4af5be2 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
@@ -2777,16 +2777,18 @@ bool spa_bt_device_supports_media_codec(struct spa_bt_device *device, const stru
 	bool is_bap = codec->kind == MEDIA_CODEC_BAP;
 	size_t i;
 
-	codec_target_profile = get_codec_target_profile(monitor, codec);
-	if (!codec_target_profile)
-		return false;
-
 	if (codec->kind == MEDIA_CODEC_HFP) {
 		if (!(profile & SPA_BT_PROFILE_HEADSET_AUDIO))
 			return false;
+		if (!is_media_codec_enabled(monitor, codec))
+			return false;
 		return spa_bt_backend_supports_codec(monitor->backend, device, codec->codec_id) == 1;
 	}
 
+	codec_target_profile = get_codec_target_profile(monitor, codec);
+	if (!codec_target_profile)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!device->adapter->a2dp_application_registered && is_a2dp) {
 		/* Codec switching not supported: only plain SBC allowed */
 		return (codec->codec_id == A2DP_CODEC_SBC && spa_streq(codec->name, "sbc") &&