diff --git a/modules/audio_output/directx.c b/modules/audio_output/directx.c
index 1b53c6f711670c5b3546b5e2a37de3b5ebbf4e46..f74eb67045bc92eefa67ed11edfb2f583587dcdf 100644
--- a/modules/audio_output/directx.c
+++ b/modules/audio_output/directx.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int InitDirectSound( audio_output_t *p_aout )
                        "DirectSoundEnumerateW" );
     if( OurDirectSoundEnumerate )
     {
-        p_aout->sys->psz_device = var_InheritString(p_aout, "directx-audio-device-name");
+        p_aout->sys->psz_device = var_InheritString(p_aout, "directx-audio-device");
         /* Attempt enumeration */
         if( FAILED( OurDirectSoundEnumerate( CallBackDirectSoundEnum,
                                              p_aout ) ) )