    // true if register successfully, or false if 1) the specificied |accelerator|
    // has been registered by another caller or other native applications, or
 diff --git a/content/browser/media/media_keys_listener_manager_impl.cc b/content/browser/media/media_keys_listener_manager_impl.cc
-index b954f8dde00d4f5257223c464e9145a6bef48900..b58999f295586a61bcc2648488a8b28f15d80a7e 100644
+index b954f8dde00d4f5257223c464e9145a6bef48900..ee9da826014d3aae9675daac6cdbc0f447a14efd 100644
 --- a/content/browser/media/media_keys_listener_manager_impl.cc
 +++ b/content/browser/media/media_keys_listener_manager_impl.cc
-@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ bool MediaKeysListenerManagerImpl::StartWatchingMediaKey(
+@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ bool MediaKeysListenerManagerImpl::StartWatchingMediaKey(
                                 CanActiveMediaSessionControllerReceiveEvents();
  
    // Tell the underlying MediaKeysListener to listen for the key.

     system_media_controls_->AddObserver(this);
     system_media_controls_notifier_ =
         std::make_unique<SystemMediaControlsNotifier>(
             system_media_controls_.get());
-  } else {
-    // If we can't access system media controls, then directly listen for media
-    // key keypresses instead.
-    media_keys_listener_ = ui::MediaKeysListener::Create(
-        this, ui::MediaKeysListener::Scope::kGlobal);
-    DCHECK(media_keys_listener_);
   }
 
+  // Directly listen for media key keypresses when using GlobalShortcuts.
+  media_keys_listener_ = ui::MediaKeysListener::Create(
+    this, ui::MediaKeysListener::Scope::kGlobal);
+  DCHECK(media_keys_listener_);
+
   EnsureAuxiliaryServices();
 }

+#if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+      !media_key_handling_enabled_ &&
+#endif  // BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
+      should_start_watching && media_keys_listener_ &&
       !media_keys_listener_->StartWatchingMediaKey(key_code)) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ void MediaKeysListenerManagerImpl::StartListeningForMediaKeysIfNecessary() {
 #endif
 
   if (system_media_controls_) {
