1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/stream/ai_sndio.c b/stream/ai_sndio.c
index 2bb47955a4..10e95cea62 100644
--- a/stream/ai_sndio.c
+++ b/stream/ai_sndio.c
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ int ai_sndio_init(audio_in_t *ai)
 {
     int err;
 
-    if ((ai->sndio.hdl = sio_open(ai->sndio.device, SIO_REC, 0)) == NULL) {
+    const char *device = ai->sndio.device;
+    if (!device)
+        device = "default";
+    if ((ai->sndio.hdl = sio_open(device, SIO_REC, 0)) == NULL) {
         MP_ERR(ai, "could not open sndio audio");
         return -1;
     }