diff --git a/radio/src/audio.cpp b/radio/src/audio.cpp
index 04ff8a8b2..611d1757a 100644
--- a/radio/src/audio.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/audio.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void audioTask(void * pdata)
 
   setSampleRate(AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE);
 
-#if defined(PCBX12S)
+#if defined(PCBX12S) || defined(RADIO_TX16S)
   // The audio amp needs ~2s to start
   RTOS_WAIT_MS(1000); // 1s
 #endif