diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 97b5e3f9b4..a0878116ad 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ static void adjust_system_rates(void)
          RARCH_LOG("Game FPS > Monitor FPS. Cannot rely on VSync.\n");
       }
 
-      g_settings.audio.in_rate = info->sample_rate;
+      g_extern.audio_data.in_rate = info->sample_rate;
    }
    else
-      g_settings.audio.in_rate = info->sample_rate *
+      g_extern.audio_data.in_rate = info->sample_rate *
          (g_settings.video.refresh_rate / info->fps);
 
-   RARCH_LOG("Set audio input rate to: %.2f Hz.\n", g_settings.audio.in_rate);
+   RARCH_LOG("Set audio input rate to: %.2f Hz.\n", g_extern.audio_data.in_rate);
 
    if (driver.video_data)
    {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void driver_set_monitor_refresh_rate(float hz)
 
    g_extern.audio_data.orig_src_ratio =
       g_extern.audio_data.src_ratio =
-      (double)g_settings.audio.out_rate / g_settings.audio.in_rate;
+      (double)g_settings.audio.out_rate / g_extern.audio_data.in_rate;
 }
 
 void driver_set_nonblock_state(bool nonblock)
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void rarch_init_dsp_filter(void)
    if (!*g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin)
       return;
 
-   g_extern.audio_data.dsp = rarch_dsp_filter_new(g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin, g_settings.audio.in_rate);
+   g_extern.audio_data.dsp = rarch_dsp_filter_new(g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin, g_extern.audio_data.in_rate);
    if (!g_extern.audio_data.dsp)
       RARCH_ERR("[DSP]: Failed to initialize DSP filter \"%s\".\n", g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin);
 }
@@ -779,9 +779,16 @@ void init_audio(void)
       g_extern.audio_data.chunk_size = g_extern.audio_data.nonblock_chunk_size;
    }
 
+   // Should never happen.
+   if (g_extern.audio_data.in_rate <= 0.0f)
+   {
+      RARCH_WARN("Input rate is invalid (%.3f Hz). Using output rate (%u Hz).\n", g_extern.audio_data.in_rate, g_settings.audio.out_rate);
+      g_extern.audio_data.in_rate = g_settings.audio.out_rate;
+   }
+
    g_extern.audio_data.orig_src_ratio =
       g_extern.audio_data.src_ratio =
-      (double)g_settings.audio.out_rate / g_settings.audio.in_rate;
+      (double)g_settings.audio.out_rate / g_extern.audio_data.in_rate;
 
    if (!rarch_resampler_realloc(&g_extern.audio_data.resampler_data, &g_extern.audio_data.resampler,
          g_settings.audio.resampler, g_extern.audio_data.orig_src_ratio))
@@ -794,7 +801,7 @@ void init_audio(void)
 
    g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr = 0;
 
-   rarch_assert(g_settings.audio.out_rate < g_settings.audio.in_rate * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
+   rarch_assert(g_settings.audio.out_rate < g_extern.audio_data.in_rate * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
    rarch_assert(g_extern.audio_data.outsamples = (float*)malloc(outsamples_max * sizeof(float)));
 
    g_extern.audio_data.rate_control = false;
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index af7e31265c..f392885ced 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ struct settings
       bool enable;
       unsigned out_rate;
       unsigned block_frames;
-      float in_rate;
       char device[PATH_MAX];
       unsigned latency;
       bool sync;
@@ -512,6 +511,7 @@ struct global
       size_t block_chunk_size;
 
       double src_ratio;
+      float in_rate;
 
       bool use_float;
       bool mute;
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index dee747f46a..db69a0e1df 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    g_settings.audio.enable = audio_enable;
    g_settings.audio.out_rate = out_rate;
    g_settings.audio.block_frames = 0;
-   g_settings.audio.in_rate = out_rate;
    if (audio_device)
       strlcpy(g_settings.audio.device, audio_device, sizeof(g_settings.audio.device));
 
diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index c7a1cfb060..101ed2b90b 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -561,8 +561,6 @@ static void general_change_handler(const void *data)
     }
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "audio_out_rate"))
         g_settings.audio.out_rate = *setting->value.unsigned_integer;
-    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "audio_in_rate"))
-        g_settings.audio.in_rate = *setting->value.fraction;
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "input_autodetect_enable"))
         g_settings.input.autodetect_enable = *setting->value.boolean;
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "input_turbo_period"))
@@ -990,7 +988,6 @@ rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void)
 
          START_SUB_GROUP("Miscellaneous")
          CONFIG_STRING(g_settings.audio.device,             "audio_device",               "Device",                     "", GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler)
-         CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.audio.in_rate,             "audio_in_rate",             "Audio Input Rate",          out_rate, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler)
          CONFIG_UINT(g_settings.audio.out_rate,             "audio_out_rate",             "Audio Output Rate",          out_rate, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler)
          CONFIG_PATH(g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin,           "audio_dsp_plugin",           "DSP Plugin",                 "", GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_change_handler)          WITH_FLAGS(SD_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY)
          END_SUB_GROUP()