diff --git a/src/audio_output/dec.c b/src/audio_output/dec.c
index 4e71a0904cabda8b89864383a822e6292c45c5dd..11aa7b6ce06158a67e60bba1087a6a806a54d10c 100644
--- a/src/audio_output/dec.c
+++ b/src/audio_output/dec.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ error:
 
     atomic_init (&owner->buffers_lost, 0);
     atomic_init (&owner->buffers_played, 0);
-    atomic_init (&owner->vp.update, false);
+    atomic_store (&owner->vp.update, true);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/audio_output/output.c b/src/audio_output/output.c
index a2fe2b39c094c5b3bcd335f4526524eebf88670f..d79a61b2dabc840bb50b5eecf4be50fbe4377dc6 100644
--- a/src/audio_output/output.c
+++ b/src/audio_output/output.c
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ audio_output_t *aout_New (vlc_object_t *parent)
     vlc_mutex_init (&owner->req.lock);
     vlc_mutex_init (&owner->dev.lock);
     vlc_mutex_init (&owner->vp.lock);
+    vlc_viewpoint_init (&owner->vp.value);
+    atomic_init (&owner->vp.update, false);
     owner->req.device = (char *)unset_str;
     owner->req.volume = -1.f;
     owner->req.mute = -1;
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ audio_output_t *aout_New (vlc_object_t *parent)
     text.psz_string = _("Audio filters");
     var_Change (aout, "audio-filter", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL);
 
-    var_Create (aout, "viewpoint", VLC_VAR_ADDRESS  | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT);
+    var_Create (aout, "viewpoint", VLC_VAR_ADDRESS );
     var_AddCallback (aout, "viewpoint", ViewpointCallback, NULL);
 
     var_Create (aout, "audio-visual", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT);