diff --git a/drivers/audio/cs4344.h b/drivers/audio/cs4344.h
index 8379879bb7..e09c3930e3 100644
--- a/drivers/audio/cs4344.h
+++ b/drivers/audio/cs4344.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * Pre-Processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define CS4344_DEFAULT_SAMPRATE      11025     /* Initial sample rate */
+#define CS4344_DEFAULT_SAMPRATE      16000     /* Initial sample rate */
 #define CS4344_DEFAULT_NCHANNELS     1         /* Initial number of channels */
 #define CS4344_DEFAULT_BPSAMP        16        /* Initial bits per sample */