diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
index 71f2dccc..ccd313d0 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	else
 	{
 		s_volume = Cvar_Get ("s_volume", "0.7", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-		s_khz = Cvar_Get ("s_khz", "11", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+		s_khz = Cvar_Get ("s_khz", "22", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_loadas8bit = Cvar_Get ("s_loadas8bit", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_mixahead = Cvar_Get ("s_mixahead", "0.2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_show = Cvar_Get ("s_show", "0", 0);