diff --git a/source/src/main.cpp b/source/src/main.cpp
index 636878d6..9b12e836 100644
--- a/source/src/main.cpp
+++ b/source/src/main.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ void writeinitcfg()
     fprintf(f, "stencilbits %d\n", stencilbits);
     fprintf(f, "fsaa %d\n", fsaa);
     fprintf(f, "vsync %d\n", vsync);
-    extern int audio;
+    extern int audio, soundchannels;
     fprintf(f, "audio %d\n", audio > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+    fprintf(f, "soundchannels %d\n", soundchannels);
     fclose(f);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/src/sound.cpp b/source/src/sound.cpp
index eebb81e8..dae8c95d 100644
--- a/source/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/source/src/sound.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ struct sourcescheduler
 // scheduler instance
 sourcescheduler scheduler;
 
-VARFP(soundchannels, 4, 32, 1024, scheduler.init());
+VARF(soundchannels, 4, 32, 1024, scheduler.init());
 
 // binding of sounds to the 3D world