diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/Mixer.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/Mixer.h
index 90a6f06e25..89018c836b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/Mixer.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/Mixer.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void StartLogAudio(const char *filename) {
 		if (! m_logAudio) {
 			m_logAudio = true;
-			g_wave_writer.Start(filename);
+			g_wave_writer.Start(filename, GetSampleRate());
 			g_wave_writer.SetSkipSilence(false);
 			NOTICE_LOG(DSPHLE, "Starting Audio logging");
 		} else {
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SoundStream.h
index 165d58afc5..4b7cba9116 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SoundStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SoundStream.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void StartLogAudio(const char *filename) {
 		if (! m_logAudio) {
 			m_logAudio = true;
-			g_wave_writer.Start(filename);
+			g_wave_writer.Start(filename, m_mixer->GetSampleRate());
 			g_wave_writer.SetSkipSilence(false);
 			NOTICE_LOG(DSPHLE, "Starting Audio logging");
 		} else {
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.cpp
index c190ee38f7..a7ec387454 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ WaveFileWriter::~WaveFileWriter()
 	Stop();
 }
 
-bool WaveFileWriter::Start(const char *filename)
+bool WaveFileWriter::Start(const char *filename, unsigned int HLESampleRate)
 {
 	if (!conv_buffer)
 		conv_buffer = new short[BUF_SIZE];
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool WaveFileWriter::Start(const char *filename)
 	Write(16);  // size of fmt block
 	Write(0x00020001); //two channels, uncompressed
 
-	const u32 sample_rate = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE ? 48000 : 32000;
+	const u32 sample_rate = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE ? HLESampleRate : 32000;
 	Write(sample_rate);
 	Write(sample_rate * 2 * 2); //two channels, 16bit
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.h
index fe4e7fe3d0..6176998d3b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/WaveFile.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 	WaveFileWriter();
 	~WaveFileWriter();
 
-	bool Start(const char *filename);
+	bool Start(const char *filename, unsigned int HLESampleRate);
 	void Stop();
 
 	void SetSkipSilence(bool skip) { skip_silence = skip; }