diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_unittest.cc b/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_unittest.cc
index 3776474a66..346c2a2c40 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_unittest.cc
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ void EnableAllAPComponents(AudioProcessing* ap) {
   EXPECT_NOERR(ap->echo_cancellation()->enable_drift_compensation(true));
   EXPECT_NOERR(ap->echo_cancellation()->enable_metrics(true));
   EXPECT_NOERR(ap->echo_cancellation()->enable_delay_logging(true));
+  EXPECT_NOERR(ap->echo_cancellation()->set_suppression_level(
+      EchoCancellation::SuppressionLevel::kModerateSuppression));
   EXPECT_NOERR(ap->echo_cancellation()->Enable(true));
 
   EXPECT_NOERR(ap->gain_control()->set_mode(GainControl::kAdaptiveAnalog));
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/echo_cancellation_impl.cc b/modules/audio_processing/echo_cancellation_impl.cc
index 15cd0db751..9feaea7c3f 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/echo_cancellation_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/echo_cancellation_impl.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EchoCancellationImpl::EchoCancellationImpl(rtc::CriticalSection* crit_render,
       crit_capture_(crit_capture),
       drift_compensation_enabled_(false),
       metrics_enabled_(false),
-      suppression_level_(kModerateSuppression),
+      suppression_level_(kHighSuppression),
       stream_drift_samples_(0),
       was_stream_drift_set_(false),
       stream_has_echo_(false),