diff --git a/src/pc/audio/audio_sdl2.c b/src/pc/audio/audio_sdl2.c
index f8451e2c6..696c28ebb 100644
--- a/src/pc/audio/audio_sdl2.c
+++ b/src/pc/audio/audio_sdl2.c
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 static SDL_AudioDeviceID dev;
 
 static bool audio_sdl_init(void) {
-    if (!getenv("SDL_AUDIODRIVER")) {
-        setenv("SDL_AUDIODRIVER", "alsa", 1);
-    }
-
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO) != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "SDL init error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
         return false;