diff --git a/src/audio/n3ds/SDL_n3dsaudio.c b/src/audio/n3ds/SDL_n3dsaudio.c
index 31be34c3f1..c0bb1a2422 100644
--- a/src/audio/n3ds/SDL_n3dsaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/n3ds/SDL_n3dsaudio.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void N3DSAUDIO_CloseDevice(SDL_AudioDevice *device)
 
 static void N3DSAUDIO_ThreadInit(SDL_AudioDevice *device)
 {
-    s32 current_priority;
+    s32 current_priority = 0x30;
     svcGetThreadPriority(&current_priority, CUR_THREAD_HANDLE);
     current_priority--;
     // 0x18 is reserved for video, 0x30 is the default for main thread