diff --git a/src/audio/qsa/SDL_qsa_audio.c b/src/audio/qsa/SDL_qsa_audio.c
index 7adeb91e1..e89fb9344 100644
--- a/src/audio/qsa/SDL_qsa_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/qsa/SDL_qsa_audio.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ QSA_OpenDevice(_THIS, void *handle, const char *devname, int iscapture)
     if (this->hidden == NULL) {
         return SDL_OutOfMemory();
     }
-    SDL_zerop(this->hidden);
 
     /* Initialize channel transfer parameters to default */
     QSA_InitAudioParams(&cparams);