diff --git a/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.cpp b/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.cpp
index d22efdd2be..32a6c2a5cd 100644
--- a/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.cpp
+++ b/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ MOS_STATUS AvcBasicFeature::Init(void *setting)
     m_adaptiveRoundingInterEnable = (outValue.Get<int32_t>()) ? true : false;
 
     m_targetUsageOverride = (uint8_t)0;
+
+    m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported = true;
+
 #if (_DEBUG || _RELEASE_INTERNAL)
 
     outValue = 0;
@@ -91,13 +94,16 @@ MOS_STATUS AvcBasicFeature::Init(void *setting)
 
     m_perMBStreamOutEnable = (outValue.Get<int32_t>()) ? true : false;
 
+    outValue = 0;
+
     ReadUserSettingForDebug(
         m_userSettingPtr,
         outValue,
         "AVC VDEnc TCBRC ARB Disable",
         MediaUserSetting::Group::Sequence);
 
-    m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported = (outValue.Get<int32_t>()) ? false : true;
+    m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported = (outValue.Get<int32_t>()) ? false : m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported;
+
 #endif  // _DEBUG || _RELEASE_INTERNAL
 
     return MOS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.h b/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.h
index eca9ebb47a..ab8d7d83af 100644
--- a/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.h
+++ b/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/avc/features/encode_avc_basic_feature.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class AvcBasicFeature : public EncodeBasicFeature,
 
     // TCBRC related flags
     bool                            m_forcedTCBRC                     = false;  //!< TCBRC forced instead of LowDelayBRC
-    bool                            m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported = true;   //!< Adaptive Region Boost supported flag
+    bool                            m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostSupported = false;  //!< Adaptive Region Boost supported flag
     bool                            m_brcAdaptiveRegionBoostEnabled   = false;  //!< Adaptive Region Boost enabled flag
 
 protected: