diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aac.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aac.c
index a19cdb093..a82efe983 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aac.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aac.c
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ static void *codec_init(const struct media_codec *codec, uint32_t flags,
 		goto error;
 
 	/* If object type has multiple bits set (invalid per spec, see above),
-	 * assume the device usually means AAC-LC.
+	 * assume the device usually means MPEG2 AAC LC which is mandatory.
 	 */
-	if (conf->object_type & AAC_OBJECT_TYPE_MPEG4_AAC_LC) {
-		res = aacEncoder_SetParam(this->aacenc, AACENC_AOT, AOT_AAC_LC);
+	if (conf->object_type & AAC_OBJECT_TYPE_MPEG2_AAC_LC) {
+		res = aacEncoder_SetParam(this->aacenc, AACENC_AOT, AOT_MP2_AAC_LC);
 		if (res != AACENC_OK)
 			goto error;
-	} else if (conf->object_type & AAC_OBJECT_TYPE_MPEG2_AAC_LC) {
-		res = aacEncoder_SetParam(this->aacenc, AACENC_AOT, AOT_MP2_AAC_LC);
+	} else if (conf->object_type & AAC_OBJECT_TYPE_MPEG4_AAC_LC) {
+		res = aacEncoder_SetParam(this->aacenc, AACENC_AOT, AOT_AAC_LC);
 		if (res != AACENC_OK)
 			goto error;
 	} else if (conf->object_type & AAC_OBJECT_TYPE_MPEG4_AAC_ELD) {