diff --git a/libs/backends/alsa/alsa_audiobackend.cc b/libs/backends/alsa/alsa_audiobackend.cc
index 4d21c828bc..82c8a95a36 100644
--- a/libs/backends/alsa/alsa_audiobackend.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/alsa/alsa_audiobackend.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ AlsaAudioBackend::AlsaAudioBackend (AudioEngine& e, AudioBackendInfo& info)
 	, _last_process_start (0)
 	, _input_audio_device ("")
 	, _output_audio_device ("")
-	, _midi_driver_option (get_standard_device_name (DeviceNone))
+	, _midi_driver_option (_("ALSA sequencer"))
 	, _samplerate (48000)
 	, _samples_per_period (1024)
 	, _periods_per_cycle (2)