diff --git a/lib_dec/lib_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/lib_dec_fx.c
index 02cf2b273acfa4b55383fc3b9f62e20416fa5868..24d311a105ee5544f8899f6e69d700e3a5f8fb0b 100644
--- a/lib_dec/lib_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/lib_dec_fx.c
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_Open(
         st_ivas->transport_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_INVALID;
         st_ivas->intern_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_INVALID;
         st_ivas->writeFECoffset = 0;
+#ifdef FIX_667_DISABLE_INITIAL_PLC_SUPPRESSION
+        hIvasDec->hasDecodedFirstGoodFrame = true; /* Functionality to suppress output for initial lost frames is disabled in EVS operation */
+#endif
 
         return IVAS_ERR_OK;
     }