diff --git a/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk b/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
index a3a1b6a..ae9cfbc 100644
--- a/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
+++ b/configs/msmsteppe_au/msmsteppe_au.mk
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 
 #enable hw aac encoder by default
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
-vendor.audio.hw.aac.encoder=true
+vendor.audio.hw.aac.encoder=false
 
 #force offload using hardware decoders for FLAC, WMA & APE
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \