diff --git a/libavcodec/aacdec.c b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
index 1b9a203006..6d07beab5d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
@@ -2661,7 +2661,8 @@ static int latm_decode_audio_specific_config(struct LATMContext *latmctx,
     if (bits_consumed < 0)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 
-    if (ac->oc[1].m4ac.sample_rate != m4ac.sample_rate ||
+    if (!latmctx->initialized ||
+        ac->oc[1].m4ac.sample_rate != m4ac.sample_rate ||
         ac->oc[1].m4ac.chan_config != m4ac.chan_config) {
 
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "audio config changed\n");