diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 583ee51eab..1c7738930b 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ static int audio_attach_capture (HWVoiceOut *hw)
         sw->active = hw->enabled;
         sw->conv = noop_conv;
         sw->ratio = ((int64_t) hw_cap->info.freq << 32) / sw->info.freq;
+        sw->vol = nominal_volume;
         sw->rate = st_rate_start (sw->info.freq, hw_cap->info.freq);
         if (!sw->rate) {
             dolog ("Could not start rate conversion for `%s'\n", SW_NAME (sw));