diff --git a/audio/drivers/switch_audio.c b/audio/drivers/switch_audio.c
index 2db183aa82a..35346d5c338 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/switch_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/switch_audio.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void *switch_audio_init(const char *device,
    swa->latency        = latency;
    swa->last_append    = svcGetSystemTick();
 
-   swa->blocking       = block_frames;
+   swa->blocking       = true;
    swa->is_paused      = true;
 
    RARCH_LOG("[Switch audio] Audio initialized.\n");
diff --git a/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_audio.c b/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_audio.c
index 7d9e9a4b34b..2a712a5a197 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_audio.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void *libnx_audren_audio_init(
    real_latency = MAX(5, latency);
    RARCH_LOG("[Audren] real_latency is %u.\n", real_latency);
 
-   aud->nonblock     = !block_frames;
+   aud->nonblock     = false;
    aud->buffer_size  = (real_latency * sample_rate / 1000);
    aud->samples      = (aud->buffer_size / num_channels / sizeof(int16_t));
    aud->current_size = 0;
diff --git a/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_thread_audio.c b/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_thread_audio.c
index f92b32200bc..969b100518e 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_thread_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/switch_libnx_audren_thread_audio.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void *libnx_audren_thread_audio_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, u
 
    aud->running     = true;
    aud->paused      = false;
-   aud->nonblock    = !block_frames;
+   aud->nonblock    = false;
    aud->buffer_size = (real_latency * sample_rate / 1000);
    aud->samples     = (aud->buffer_size / num_channels / sizeof(int16_t));
 
diff --git a/audio/drivers/switch_thread_audio.c b/audio/drivers/switch_thread_audio.c
index 927a63b63d6..6e8310e6f39 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/switch_thread_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/switch_thread_audio.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void *switch_thread_audio_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigne
       return NULL;
 
    swa->running     = true;
-   swa->nonblock    = true;
+   swa->nonblock    = false;
    swa->is_paused   = true;
    swa->latency     = MAX(latency, 8);