diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/fmtowns.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/fmtowns.cpp
index 8ccf053c22b..cd1262a52ac 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/fmtowns.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/fmtowns.cpp
@@ -2798,9 +2798,7 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(towns_state::towns_base)
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("cdda",CDDA)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(0, "lspeaker", 1.00)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(1, "rspeaker", 1.00)
-	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("speaker", SPEAKER_SOUND,0)
-	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(0, "lspeaker", 1.00)
-	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE(1, "rspeaker", 1.00)
+	SPEAKER_SOUND(config, "speaker").add_route(ALL_OUTPUTS, "lspeaker", 0.50).add_route(ALL_OUTPUTS, "rspeaker", 0.50);
 
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("pit", PIT8253, 0)
 	MCFG_PIT8253_CLK0(307200)