diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
index 59f62d7cd9..fea933e582 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ void InitSoundStream()
     g_sound_stream = std::make_unique<NullSound>();
   }
 
-  UpdateSoundStream();
-
   if (!g_sound_stream->Start())
   {
     ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "Could not start backend %s, using %s instead", backend.c_str(),
@@ -68,6 +66,8 @@ void InitSoundStream()
     g_sound_stream->Start();
   }
 
+  UpdateSoundStream();
+
   if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_DumpAudio && !s_audio_dump_start)
     StartAudioDump();
 }