diff --git a/modules/misc/dummy/aout.c b/modules/misc/dummy/aout.c
index e648a335d2fb41d85e63789d882227f277b4ebc8..4d6c247fe0e2eafc007eb5c73b933ffc4d371177 100644
--- a/modules/misc/dummy/aout.c
+++ b/modules/misc/dummy/aout.c
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ int OpenAudio ( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     {
         p_aout->output.i_nb_samples = FRAME_SIZE;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    /* Create the variable for the audio-device */
+    var_Create( p_aout, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_HASCHOICE );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
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