diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index 4000a048ca..b572664390 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ bool adjustedFormatForAudioDevice(const QAudioDeviceInfo& audioDevice,
     adjustedAudioFormat = desiredAudioFormat;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    adjustedAudioFormat.setSampleRate(44100);
+    // FIXME: query the native sample rate of the device?
+    adjustedAudioFormat.setSampleRate(48000);
 #else
 
     //