diff --git a/main/application.cc b/main/application.cc
index 91e41314..3c7dea2f 100644
--- a/main/application.cc
+++ b/main/application.cc
@@ -605,11 +605,12 @@ void Application::OnWakeWordDetected() {
         }
         // Set the chat state to wake word detected
         protocol_->SendWakeWordDetected(wake_word);
+        SetListeningMode(aec_mode_ == kAecOff ? kListeningModeAutoStop : kListeningModeRealtime);
 #else
+        SetListeningMode(aec_mode_ == kAecOff ? kListeningModeAutoStop : kListeningModeRealtime);
         // Play the pop up sound to indicate the wake word is detected
         audio_service_.PlaySound(Lang::Sounds::P3_POPUP);
 #endif
-        SetListeningMode(aec_mode_ == kAecOff ? kListeningModeAutoStop : kListeningModeRealtime);
     } else if (device_state_ == kDeviceStateSpeaking) {
         AbortSpeaking(kAbortReasonWakeWordDetected);
     } else if (device_state_ == kDeviceStateActivating) {