diff --git a/properties.mk b/properties.mk
index 74118da3..aabec080 100644
--- a/properties.mk
+++ b/properties.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     audio.sys.offload.pstimeout.secs=3 \
     vendor.audio.offload.track.enable=false \
     vendor.audio.parser.ip.buffer.size=262144 \
-    vendor.audio.safx.pbe.enabled=true \
+    vendor.audio.safx.pbe.enabled=false \
     vendor.audio.tunnel.encode=false \
     vendor.audio.use.sw.alac.decoder=true \
     vendor.audio.use.sw.ape.decoder=true \