diff --git a/Core/apu.h b/Core/apu.h
index c50d5a8f..c4d4fc70 100644
--- a/Core/apu.h
+++ b/Core/apu.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #ifdef GB_INTERNAL
 /* Divides nicely and never overflows with 4 channels and 8 (1-8) volume levels */
 #ifdef WIIU
-#define MAX_CH_AMP 0x1FE0 / 4
+/* Todo: Remove this hack once https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/6252 is fixed*/
+#define MAX_CH_AMP (0x1FE0 / 4)
 #else
 #define MAX_CH_AMP 0x1FE0
 #endif
diff --git a/libretro/libretro.c b/libretro/libretro.c
index dfddc6af..98b88c2f 100644
--- a/libretro/libretro.c
+++ b/libretro/libretro.c
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef WIIU
 #define AUDIO_FREQUENCY 384000
 #else
-#define AUDIO_FREQUENCY 44100
+/* Use the internal sample rate for the Wii U */
+#define AUDIO_FREQUENCY 48000
 #endif
 
 #define FRAME_RATE (0x400000 / 70224.0)