diff --git a/src/sound/audio4.c b/src/sound/audio4.c
index 32989eecf..4e74d2c0c 100644
--- a/src/sound/audio4.c
+++ b/src/sound/audio4.c
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ void inital(void){
 #ifdef USE_NEW_API
 			AUDIO_INITPAR(&info[i]);
 			ioctl(audio[i], AUDIO_GETPAR, &info[i]);
-			info[i].pchan = 2;
+			info[i].sig = 1;
 			info[i].bits = 16;
+			info[i].pchan = 2;
 			info[i].bps = 2;
 			ioctl(audio[i], AUDIO_SETPAR, &info[i]);
 #else
diff --git a/src/sound/sndio.c b/src/sound/sndio.c
index 56f8ec8cf..5c3adad49 100644
--- a/src/sound/sndio.c
+++ b/src/sound/sndio.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void inital(void){
 			info[i].bits = 16;
 			info[i].pchan = 2;
 			sio_setpar(audio[i], &info[i]);
+			sio_getpar(audio[i], &info[i]);
 			sio_start(audio[i]);
 		}
 	}