diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 25106eb528..a903428aa3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ sed \
     -e 's/.* PLUGINDIR$/#ifdef _DEBUG\n#  define PLUGINDIR PREFIX "\\\\debug\\\\lib\\\\gstreamer-0.10"\n#else\n#  define PLUGINDIR PREFIX "\\\\lib\\\\gstreamer-0.10"\n#endif/' \
     -e 's/.* USE_BINARY_REGISTRY$/#define USE_BINARY_REGISTRY/' \
     -e 's/.* VERSION$/#define VERSION "'$VERSION'"/' \
-    -e "s/.* DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK$/#define DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK \"directaudiosink\"/" \
+    -e "s/.* DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK$/#define DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK \"directsoundsink\"/" \
     -e "s/.* DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC$/#define DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC \"audiotestsrc\"/" \
     -e "s/.* DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC$/#define DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC \"videotestsrc\"/" \
     -e "s/.* DEFAULT_VISUALIZER$/#define DEFAULT_VISUALIZER \"goom\"/" \
diff --git a/win32/common/config.h b/win32/common/config.h
index 9ce350018b..e1d39b14a7 100644
--- a/win32/common/config.h
+++ b/win32/common/config.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #undef AC_APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD
 
 /* Default audio sink */
-#define DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK "directaudiosink"
+#define DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK "directsoundsink"
 
 /* Default audio source */
 #define DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC "audiotestsrc"