diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index 4226b20540..a75469a305 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ typedef struct audio_driver_input_data
    uint64_t buffer_free_samples_count;
 } audio_driver_input_data_t;
 
+static const rarch_resampler_t *audio_resampler;
 static void *audio_resampler_data;
 static const audio_driver_t *current_audio;
 static void *context_audio_data;
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ static bool uninit_audio(void)
       return false;
    }
 
-   rarch_resampler_freep(&driver->resampler,
+   rarch_resampler_freep(&audio_resampler,
          &audio_resampler_data);
 
    if (audio_data.audio_callback.callback)
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ static bool init_audio(void)
       (double)settings->audio.out_rate / audio_data.in_rate;
 
    if (!rarch_resampler_realloc(&audio_resampler_data,
-            &driver->resampler,
+            &audio_resampler,
          settings->audio.resampler, audio_data.orig_src_ratio))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize resampler \"%s\".\n",
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ static bool audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
 
    rarch_perf_init(&resampler_proc, "resampler_proc");
    retro_perf_start(&resampler_proc);
-   rarch_resampler_process(driver->resampler, audio_resampler_data, &src_data);
+   rarch_resampler_process(audio_resampler, audio_resampler_data, &src_data);
    retro_perf_stop(&resampler_proc);
 
    output_data   = audio_data.outsamples;
diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index 7646a07f26..91a9043b94 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ typedef struct driver
    const input_driver_t *input;
    const camera_driver_t *camera;
    const location_driver_t *location;
-   const rarch_resampler_t *resampler;
    const record_driver_t *recording;
    struct retro_callbacks retro_ctx;
    const struct font_renderer *font_osd_driver;