diff --git a/libavcodec/faac.c b/libavcodec/faac.c
index 9dbc42f6c3..2b7c596784 100644
--- a/libavcodec/faac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/faac.c
@@ -62,14 +62,9 @@ static int Faac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         faac_cfg->bitRate = 0;
         faac_cfg->quantqual = avctx->global_quality / FF_QP2LAMBDA;
     }
-    faac_cfg->outputFormat = 0;
+    faac_cfg->outputFormat = 1;
     faac_cfg->inputFormat = FAAC_INPUT_16BIT;
 
-    if (!faacEncSetConfiguration(s->faac_handle, faac_cfg)) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "libfaac doesn't support this output format!\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     avctx->frame_size = samples_input / avctx->channels;
 
     avctx->coded_frame= avcodec_alloc_frame();
@@ -86,9 +81,15 @@ static int Faac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
                                            &decoder_specific_info_size)) {
             avctx->extradata = buffer;
             avctx->extradata_size = decoder_specific_info_size;
+            faac_cfg->outputFormat = 0;
         }
     }
 
+    if (!faacEncSetConfiguration(s->faac_handle, faac_cfg)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "libfaac doesn't support this output format!\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }