diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/TvInputHardwareManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/TvInputHardwareManager.java
index 2af56fe3e1197..50b22624421ba 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/TvInputHardwareManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/TvInputHardwareManager.java
@@ -677,7 +677,9 @@ class TvInputHardwareManager implements TvInputHal.Callback {
         private AudioDevicePort mAudioSource;
         private List<AudioDevicePort> mAudioSink = new ArrayList<>();
         private AudioPatch mAudioPatch = null;
-        private float mCommittedVolume = 0.0f;
+        // Set to an invalid value for a volume, so that current volume can be applied at the
+        // first call to updateAudioConfigLocked().
+        private float mCommittedVolume = -1f;
         private float mSourceVolume = 0.0f;
 
         private TvStreamConfig mActiveConfig = null;