diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/src/Utils.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/src/Utils.cpp
index f517518e..0fb06a8a 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include <json/json.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 namespace {
 // Please keep the order stable.
@@ -200,6 +201,20 @@ bool matchesSocModelPattern(const std::string& socModel) {
 }
 
 bool checkIfEnableMultiThreadBinder() {
+  // On first boot, the /data/vendor/mediadrm path may not have been created
+  // by init yet. Calling QueryStatus at this stage would fail because the L3
+  // service cannot initialize its filesystem, leading to a persistent error
+  // state. This check defers enabling multi-threading until the basic DRM
+  // filesystem is ready. b/425974655.
+  const char* kMediaDrmPath = "/data/vendor/mediadrm";
+  struct stat sb;
+
+  // check if the MediaDRM path exists and is a directory
+  if (stat(kMediaDrmPath, &sb) != 0 || !S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
+    LOGW("MediaDRM path does not exist, deferring multi-thread binder check.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   android::sp<wvcdm::WvContentDecryptionModule> cdm = wvdrm::getCDM();
   if (cdm == nullptr) {
     LOGW("Failed to get CDM when checking if multi-thread binder is enabled.");
diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/version.txt b/libwvdrmengine/version.txt
index 1dd4be18..c97a258d 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/version.txt
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-AV1A.250618.002
+AV1A.250627.001