diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/A2dpAudioInterface.cpp b/libs/audioflinger/A2dpAudioInterface.cpp
index 7242575..c8c8431 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/A2dpAudioInterface.cpp
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/A2dpAudioInterface.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 A2dpAudioInterface::A2dpAudioStreamOut::A2dpAudioStreamOut() :
-    mFd(-1), mStandby(false), mStartCount(0), mRetryCount(0), mData(NULL),
+    mFd(-1), mStandby(true), mStartCount(0), mRetryCount(0), mData(NULL),
     mInitialized(false)
 {
     // use any address by default