diff --git a/audio/audio_template.h b/audio/audio_template.h
index fe769cde66..398a727373 100644
--- a/audio/audio_template.h
+++ b/audio/audio_template.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int glue (audio_pcm_sw_init_, TYPE) (
     sw->empty = true;
 #endif
 
-    if (audio_format_is_float(hw->info.af)) {
+    if (audio_format_is_float(sw->info.af)) {
 #ifdef DAC
         sw->conv = mixeng_conv_float[sw->info.nchannels == 2]
             [sw->info.swap_endianness];
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ static int glue (audio_pcm_sw_init_, TYPE) (
         sw->clip = mixeng_clip
 #endif
             [sw->info.nchannels == 2]
-            [audio_format_is_signed(hw->info.af)]
+            [audio_format_is_signed(sw->info.af)]
             [sw->info.swap_endianness]
-            [audio_format_to_index(hw->info.af)];
+            [audio_format_to_index(sw->info.af)];
     }
 
     sw->name = g_strdup (name);