diff --git a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
index 5dddb1a9004..ad1b241dbac 100644
--- a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
+++ b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ Error AudioDriverPulseAudio::init_device() {
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			ERR_PRINTS("PulseAudio: Unsupported number of channels: " + itos(pa_channels));
-			ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_CANT_OPEN);
+			WARN_PRINTS("PulseAudio: Unsupported number of channels: " + itos(pa_channels));
+			pa_channels = 2;
+			channels = 2;
 			break;
 	}