diff --git a/audio/out/ao.c b/audio/out/ao.c
index abf50b6b81..45dbbcf9c0 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static struct ao *ao_init(bool probing, struct mpv_global *global,
             snprintf(rdevice, sizeof(rdevice), "%s", ao->device ? ao->device : "");
             talloc_free(ao);
             return ao_init(probing, global, input_ctx, encode_lavc_ctx,
-                           samplerate, format, channels, rdevice, redirect, args);
+                           samplerate, format, channels, rdevice, redirect, NULL);
         }
         goto fail;
     }