diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.cpp b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
index a045b4aa4..2196366ac 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ void opentxInit(OPENTX_INIT_ARGS)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(VOICE) && defined(CPUARM)
-  currentSpeakerVolume = g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume + VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF;
+  currentSpeakerVolume = requiredSpeakerVolume = g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume + VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF;
   #if !defined(SOFTWARE_VOLUME)
     setScaledVolume(currentSpeakerVolume);
   #endif