diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
index 9b2cb7c..99f2caf 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         .common = {.id = {.type = getEffectTypeUuidNoiseSuppression(),
                           .uuid = getEffectImplUuidNoiseSuppressionSw(),
                           .proxy = std::nullopt},
-                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::PRE_PROC,
                              .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
                              .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
                    .name = NoiseSuppressionSw::kEffectName,