diff --git a/hairtunes.c b/hairtunes.c
index 484f65aa..8d3caab8 100644
--- a/hairtunes.c
+++ b/hairtunes.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ void* init_ao() {
     fmt.bits = 16;
     fmt.rate = sampling_rate;
     fmt.channels = NUM_CHANNELS;
-    fmt.byte_format = AO_FMT_LITTLE;
+    fmt.byte_format = AO_FMT_NATIVE;
 
     ao_device *dev = ao_open_live(driver, &fmt, 0);
     return dev;