diff --git a/audio/paaudio.c b/audio/paaudio.c
index 18292eb1e6..9118ece40c 100644
--- a/audio/paaudio.c
+++ b/audio/paaudio.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ struct audio_driver pa_audio_driver = {
     .init           = qpa_audio_init,
     .fini           = qpa_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &qpa_pcm_ops,
-    .can_be_default = 0,
+    .can_be_default = 1,
     .max_voices_out = INT_MAX,
     .max_voices_in  = INT_MAX,
     .voice_size_out = sizeof (PAVoiceOut),