diff --git a/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c b/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
index cc285f1f83..74b097269a 100644
--- a/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
@@ -773,9 +773,7 @@ static void ALSA_HotplugIteration(SDL_bool *has_default_output, SDL_bool *has_de
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (SDL_strcmp(name, "default") == 0 ||
-                SDL_strncmp(name, "default:", 8 ) == 0 ||
-                SDL_strncmp(name, "sysdefault:", 11 ) == 0 ) {
+            if (SDL_strcmp(name, "default") == 0) {
                 if (has_default < 0) {
                     has_default = i;
                 }