diff --git a/src/preferences.cpp b/src/preferences.cpp
index 1ea1cb021d9a8775b75f9f68b9c5658851081736..2e197712004f428cecd470afed5fce8af90d3697 100644
--- a/src/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ AudioPreference::AudioPreference()
     , volumespkr_(1.0)
     , audioProcessor_("webrtc")
     , denoise_("auto")
-    , agcEnabled_(false)
+    , agcEnabled_(true)
     , vadEnabled_(true)
     , echoCanceller_("auto")
     , captureMuted_(false)