diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
index ca343be005..25dd14e7b2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
@@ -155,17 +155,23 @@ static ALenum CheckALError(const char* desc)
   return err;
 }
 
+static bool IsCreativeXFi()
+{
+  return strstr(alGetString(AL_RENDERER), "X-Fi") != nullptr;
+}
+
 void OpenALStream::SoundLoop()
 {
   Common::SetCurrentThreadName("Audio thread - openal");
 
-  bool surround_capable = SConfig::GetInstance().bDPL2Decoder;
-  bool float32_capable = false;
-  bool fixed32_capable = false;
+  bool float32_capable = alIsExtensionPresent("AL_EXT_float32") != 0;
+  bool surround_capable = alIsExtensionPresent("AL_EXT_MCFORMATS") || IsCreativeXFi();
+  bool use_surround = SConfig::GetInstance().bDPL2Decoder && surround_capable;
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-  surround_capable = false;
-#endif
+  // As there is no extension to check for 32-bit fixed point support
+  // and we know that only a X-Fi with hardware OpenAL supports it,
+  // we just check if one is being used.
+  bool fixed32_capable = IsCreativeXFi();
 
   u32 ulFrequency = m_mixer->GetSampleRate();
   numBuffers = SConfig::GetInstance().iLatency + 2;  // OpenAL requires a minimum of two buffers
@@ -173,15 +179,6 @@ void OpenALStream::SoundLoop()
   memset(uiBuffers, 0, numBuffers * sizeof(ALuint));
   uiSource = 0;
 
-  if (alIsExtensionPresent("AL_EXT_float32"))
-    float32_capable = true;
-
-  // As there is no extension to check for 32-bit fixed point support
-  // and we know that only a X-Fi with hardware OpenAL supports it,
-  // we just check if one is being used.
-  if (strstr(alGetString(AL_RENDERER), "X-Fi"))
-    fixed32_capable = true;
-
   // Clear error state before querying or else we get false positives.
   ALenum err = alGetError();
 
@@ -226,7 +223,7 @@ void OpenALStream::SoundLoop()
 
     unsigned int numSamples = OAL_MAX_SAMPLES;
 
-    if (surround_capable)
+    if (use_surround)
     {
       // DPL2 accepts 240 samples minimum (FWRDURATION)
       unsigned int minSamples = 240;
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ void OpenALStream::SoundLoop()
         // 5.1 is not supported by the host, fallback to stereo
         WARN_LOG(AUDIO,
                  "Unable to set 5.1 surround mode.  Updating OpenAL Soft might fix this issue.");
-        surround_capable = false;
+        use_surround = false;
       }
     }
     else
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
index 6d32a37adb..5e4b49c027 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
@@ -42,19 +42,23 @@
 #define FRAME_SURROUND_INT32 SURROUND_CHANNELS* SIZE_INT32
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-// OS X does not have the alext AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32, AL_FORMAT_STEREO32,
-// AL_FORMAT_51CHN32 and AL_FORMAT_51CHN16 yet.
-#define AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32 0
-#define AL_FORMAT_STEREO32 0
-#define AL_FORMAT_51CHN32 0
-#define AL_FORMAT_51CHN16 0
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
+// From AL_EXT_float32
+#ifndef AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32
+#define AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32 0x10011
+#endif
+
+// From AL_EXT_MCFORMATS
+#ifndef AL_FORMAT_51CHN16
+#define AL_FORMAT_51CHN16 0x120B
+#endif
+#ifndef AL_FORMAT_51CHN32
+#define AL_FORMAT_51CHN32 0x120C
+#endif
+
 // Only X-Fi on Windows supports the alext AL_FORMAT_STEREO32 alext for now,
 // but it is not documented or in "OpenAL/include/al.h".
+#ifndef AL_FORMAT_STEREO32
 #define AL_FORMAT_STEREO32 0x1203
-#else
-#define AL_FORMAT_STEREO32 0
 #endif
 
 class OpenALStream final : public SoundStream