diff --git a/libs/backends/portaudio/portaudio_backend.cc b/libs/backends/portaudio/portaudio_backend.cc
index bd251d87fa..d476c50204 100644
--- a/libs/backends/portaudio/portaudio_backend.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/portaudio/portaudio_backend.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ PortAudioBackend::PortAudioBackend (AudioEngine& e, AudioBackendInfo& info)
 	, _max_deviation_us(0)
 	, _input_audio_device("")
 	, _output_audio_device("")
-	, _midi_driver_option(get_standard_device_name(DeviceNone))
+	, _midi_driver_option(winmme_driver_name)
 	, _samplerate (48000)
 	, _samples_per_period (1024)
 	, _n_inputs (0)