diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index f5297309e7..2ab4048b0a 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -1688,6 +1688,14 @@ error:
    return false;
 }
 
+const char *audio_driver_get_ident(void)
+{
+   audio_driver_state_t *audio_st  = &audio_driver_st;
+   if (!audio_st->current_audio)
+      return NULL;
+   return audio_st->current_audio->ident;
+}
+
 bool audio_driver_stop(void)
 {
    bool stopped;
diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.h b/audio/audio_driver.h
index d26b005562..3ef284d1ce 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.h
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.h
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ extern audio_driver_t audio_rwebaudio;
 
 audio_driver_state_t *audio_state_get_ptr(void);
 
+const char *audio_driver_get_ident(void);
+
 extern audio_driver_t *audio_drivers[];
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 8ec65de5ae..229910ed20 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -9669,7 +9669,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list_input_player_options(
 
       MENU_SETTINGS_LIST_CURRENT_ADD_ENUM_IDX_PTR(list, list_info,
             (enum msg_hash_enums)(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_INPUT_DEVICE_RESERVED_DEVICE_NAME + user));
-      MENU_SETTINGS_LIST_CURRENT_ADD_ENUM_VALUE_IDX(list, list_info, 
+      MENU_SETTINGS_LIST_CURRENT_ADD_ENUM_VALUE_IDX(list, list_info,
             (enum msg_hash_enums)(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_INPUT_DEVICE_RESERVED_DEVICE_NAME));
 
       CONFIG_UINT_ALT(
@@ -14703,7 +14703,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
          SETTINGS_DATA_LIST_CURRENT_ADD_FLAGS(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_LAKKA_ADVANCED);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WASAPI
-         if (string_is_equal(settings->arrays.audio_driver, "wasapi"))
+         if (string_is_equal(audio_driver_get_ident(), "wasapi"))
          {
             CONFIG_BOOL(
                   list, list_info,