diff --git a/src/osd/modules/sound/xaudio2_sound.cpp b/src/osd/modules/sound/xaudio2_sound.cpp
index 05a7abe19ff..c11151d2aae 100644
--- a/src/osd/modules/sound/xaudio2_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/modules/sound/xaudio2_sound.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ int sound_xaudio2::init(osd_options const &options)
 {
     HRESULT result = S_OK;
 
-    HR_IGNORE(CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINITBASE_MULTITHREADED));
-
     // Create the IXAudio2 object
     IXAudio2 *temp_xaudio2 = nullptr;
     HR_RET1(xaudio2_create(&temp_xaudio2));
@@ -331,6 +329,9 @@ int sound_xaudio2::init(osd_options const &options)
     m_xAudio2->SetDebugConfiguration(&debugConfig);
 #endif
 
+    // Create the buffers
+    create_buffers(format);
+
     // Initialize our events
     m_hEventBufferCompleted = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
     m_hEventDataAvailable = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);