diff --git a/dsp/q6afe.c b/dsp/q6afe.c
index 9eb8599c3e49..353df6a904c4 100644
--- a/dsp/q6afe.c
+++ b/dsp/q6afe.c
@@ -3735,7 +3735,9 @@ static int q6afe_send_enc_config(u16 port_id,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (format == ASM_MEDIA_FMT_LDAC || format == ASM_MEDIA_FMT_APTX_ADAPTIVE) {
+	if ((format == ASM_MEDIA_FMT_LDAC &&
+	     cfg->ldac_config.abr_config.is_abr_enabled) ||
+	     format == ASM_MEDIA_FMT_APTX_ADAPTIVE) {
 		pr_debug("%s:sending AFE_ENCODER_PARAM_ID_BIT_RATE_LEVEL_MAP to DSP payload",
 			__func__);
 		param_hdr.param_id = AFE_ENCODER_PARAM_ID_BIT_RATE_LEVEL_MAP;
diff --git a/include/dsp/apr_audio-v2.h b/include/dsp/apr_audio-v2.h
index e4f0c3bf7943..134281936992 100644
--- a/include/dsp/apr_audio-v2.h
+++ b/include/dsp/apr_audio-v2.h
@@ -3522,6 +3522,10 @@ struct afe_abr_enc_cfg_t {
 	 * Information to set up IMC between decoder and encoder.
 	 */
 	struct afe_imc_dec_enc_info imc_info;
+	/*
+	 * Flag to indicate whether ABR is enabled.
+	 */
+	bool is_abr_enabled;
 } __packed;
 
 #define AFE_PARAM_ID_APTX_SYNC_MODE  0x00013205