diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index 95773f8..807c0a1 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   # for unittests, it can be disabled (see third_party/libyuv/BUILD.gn)
   libyuv_use_gflags = false
 
-  enable_libaom_decoder = false
+  enable_libaom = true
 
   gtest_enable_absl_printers = true
 }
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
index 561c81f..e552335 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
 
-  if (enable_libaom_decoder) {
+  if (enable_libaom) {
     sources = [ "libaom_av1_decoder.cc" ]
     deps += [
       "../..:video_codec_interface",