diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index ca9b42f31..1e0681b98 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
  * @var Audio::AUDIO_FRAME_SAMPLE_COUNT
  * @brief Frame sample count
  *
- * @var Audio::AUDIO_CHANNELS
- * @brief Ideally, we'd auto-detect, but that's a sane default
- *
  * @fn qreal Audio::outputVolume() const
  * @brief Returns the current output volume (between 0 and 1)
  *
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.h b/src/audio/audio.h
index 2b78b84d4..ca98a7e3c 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.h
+++ b/src/audio/audio.h
@@ -94,13 +94,12 @@ public:
     virtual void playAudioBuffer(uint sourceId, const int16_t* data, int samples, unsigned channels,
                                  int sampleRate) = 0;
 
-public:
+protected:
     // Public default audio settings
     static constexpr uint32_t AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE = 48000;
     static constexpr uint32_t AUDIO_FRAME_DURATION = 20;
     static constexpr uint32_t AUDIO_FRAME_SAMPLE_COUNT =
         AUDIO_FRAME_DURATION * AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE / 1000;
-    static constexpr uint32_t AUDIO_CHANNELS = 1;
 
 signals:
     void frameAvailable(const int16_t* pcm, size_t sample_count, uint8_t channels,
diff --git a/src/audio/backend/openal.cpp b/src/audio/backend/openal.cpp
index 324a95619..9da26584a 100644
--- a/src/audio/backend/openal.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/backend/openal.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@
  *
  * @var BUFFER_COUNT
  * @brief Number of buffers to use per audio source
+ *
+ * @var AUDIO_CHANNELS
+ * @brief Ideally, we'd auto-detect, but that's a sane default
  */
 
 static const unsigned int BUFFER_COUNT = 16;
+static const uint32_t AUDIO_CHANNELS = 2;
 
 OpenAL::OpenAL()
     : audioThread{new QThread}