diff --git a/src/mumble/AudioInput.cpp b/src/mumble/AudioInput.cpp
index 94d1e7858..3e92c6c09 100644
--- a/src/mumble/AudioInput.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/AudioInput.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ AudioInputPtr AudioInputRegistrar::newFromChoice(QString choice) {
 	// Try a sensible default. For example, ASIO is NOT a sensible default, but it's
 	// pretty early in the sorted map.
 
-	if (qmNew->contains(QLatin1String("DirectSound"))) {
-		current = QLatin1String("DirectSound");
+	if (qmNew->contains(QLatin1String(DEFAULT_SOUNDSYS))) {
+		current = QLatin1String(DEFAULT_SOUNDSYS);
 		return AudioInputPtr(qmNew->value(current)->create());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/mumble/AudioOutput.cpp b/src/mumble/AudioOutput.cpp
index f7359f839..f27bec3bb 100644
--- a/src/mumble/AudioOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/mumble/AudioOutput.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ AudioOutputPtr AudioOutputRegistrar::newFromChoice(QString choice) {
 	// Try a sensible default. For example, ASIO is NOT a sensible default, but it's
 	// pretty early in the sorted map.
 
-	if (qmNew->contains(QLatin1String("DirectSound"))) {
-		current = QLatin1String("DirectSound");
+	if (qmNew->contains(QLatin1String(DEFAULT_SOUNDSYS))) {
+		current = QLatin1String(DEFAULT_SOUNDSYS);
 		return AudioOutputPtr(qmNew->value(current)->create());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/mumble/Global.h b/src/mumble/Global.h
index 2cb41929b..aa4b1e5ba 100644
--- a/src/mumble/Global.h
+++ b/src/mumble/Global.h
@@ -34,14 +34,20 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Timer.h"
 
+#define MUMXTEXT(X) #X
+#define MUMTEXT(X) MUMXTEXT(X)
+
 #ifndef MUMBLE_VERSION
 #define MUMBLE_RELEASE "Compiled " __DATE__ " " __TIME__
 #else
-#define MUMXTEXT(X) #X
-#define MUMTEXT(X) MUMXTEXT(X)
 #define MUMBLE_RELEASE MUMTEXT(MUMBLE_VERSION)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef DEFAULT_SOUNDSYSTEM
+#define DEFAULT_SOUNDSYSTEM DirectSound
+#endif
+#define DEFAULT_SOUNDSYS MUMTEXT(DEFAULT_SOUNDSYSTEM)
+
 // Global helper class to spread variables around across threads.
 
 class MainWindow;