diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-lc3plus.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-lc3plus.c
index d12b8175b..bd798cfc1 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-lc3plus.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-lc3plus.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ static void *codec_init(const struct a2dp_codec *codec, uint32_t flags,
 	spa_assert(this->e.samples <= LC3PLUS_MAX_SAMPLES);
 
 	this->e.bitrate = this->bitrate;
+	this->e.next_bitrate = this->bitrate;
 
 	return this;