diff --git a/audio/opensl.c b/audio/opensl.c
index f672b99e89..8483e815d6 100644
--- a/audio/opensl.c
+++ b/audio/opensl.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static void *sl_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency)
 {
    (void)device;
 
+   g_settings.audio.out_rate = 44100;
+
    SLDataFormat_PCM fmt_pcm = {0};
    SLDataSource audio_src   = {0};
    SLDataSink audio_sink    = {0};