diff --git a/media/codec2/components/mpeg2/C2SoftMpeg2Dec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/mpeg2/C2SoftMpeg2Dec.cpp
index 439323c..491098d 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/mpeg2/C2SoftMpeg2Dec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/mpeg2/C2SoftMpeg2Dec.cpp
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 
     s_fill_mem_ip.s_ivd_fill_mem_rec_ip_t.u4_size = sizeof(ivdext_fill_mem_rec_ip_t);
     s_fill_mem_ip.u4_share_disp_buf = 0;
+    s_fill_mem_ip.u4_keep_threads_active = 1;
     s_fill_mem_ip.e_output_format = mIvColorformat;
     s_fill_mem_ip.u4_deinterlace = 1;
     s_fill_mem_ip.s_ivd_fill_mem_rec_ip_t.e_cmd = IV_CMD_FILL_NUM_MEM_REC;
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@
     s_init_ip.s_ivd_init_ip_t.u4_frm_max_ht = mHeight;
     s_init_ip.u4_share_disp_buf = 0;
     s_init_ip.u4_deinterlace = 1;
+    s_init_ip.u4_keep_threads_active = 1;
     s_init_ip.s_ivd_init_ip_t.u4_num_mem_rec = mNumMemRecords;
     s_init_ip.s_ivd_init_ip_t.e_output_format = mIvColorformat;
     s_init_op.s_ivd_init_op_t.u4_size = sizeof(ivdext_init_op_t);