diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
index bad464538609..c0d05b5d195d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
@@ -629,8 +629,6 @@ mixer_uninit(device_t dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++)
 		mixer_set(m, i, 0, 0);
 
-	mixer_setrecsrc(m, SOUND_MASK_MIC);
-
 	mtx_unlock(m->lock);
 
 	/* mixer uninit can sleep --hps */