2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
index 476918771e..c46a1edfbe 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "AudioCommon.h"
-
 AudioCommonConfig ac_Config;
 
 // Load from given file
@@ -8,6 +7,10 @@ void AudioCommonConfig::Load(IniFile &file) {
 	file.Get("Config", "EnableThrottle", &m_EnableThrottle, true);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, "DSound");
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+	std::string temp;
+	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &temp, "AOSound");
+	strncpy(sBackend, temp.c_str(), 128);
 #else
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, "AOSound");
 #endif
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ void AudioCommonConfig::Load(IniFile &file) {
 void AudioCommonConfig::Set(IniFile &file) {
 	file.Set("Config", "EnableDTKMusic", m_EnableDTKMusic);
 	file.Set("Config", "EnableThrottle", m_EnableThrottle);
-	file.Set("Config", "Backend", sBackend.c_str());
+	file.Set("Config", "Backend", sBackend);
 }
 
 // Update according to the values (stream/mixer)
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
index aeceed2486..19b0db90ef 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 #define BACKEND_AOSOUND     "AOSound"
 #define BACKEND_OPENAL      "OpenAL"
 #define BACKEND_NULL        "NullSound"
-
 struct AudioCommonConfig 
 {
 	bool m_EnableDTKMusic;
     bool m_EnableThrottle;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+	char sBackend[128];
+#else
 	std::string sBackend;
+#endif
 	
 	// Load from given file
 	void Load(IniFile &file);