diff --git a/radio/src/audio_arm.cpp b/radio/src/audio_arm.cpp
index f65b5b208..24ab00b19 100644
--- a/radio/src/audio_arm.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/audio_arm.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 
 extern OS_MutexID audioMutex;
 
-#if defined(SOFTWARE_VOLUME)
-extern uint8_t currentSpeakerVolume;
-#endif
-
 const int16_t sineValues[] =
 {
     0, 196, 392, 588, 784, 980, 1175, 1370, 1564, 1758,
diff --git a/radio/src/audio_arm.h b/radio/src/audio_arm.h
index 9897a066f..afd6dea09 100644
--- a/radio/src/audio_arm.h
+++ b/radio/src/audio_arm.h
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ class AudioQueue {
     AudioFragmentFifo fragmentsFifo;
 };
 
+extern uint8_t currentSpeakerVolume;
 extern AudioQueue audioQueue;
 
 enum {
diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.cpp b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
index e2564b959..ccb9267ee 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -2456,8 +2456,11 @@ void opentxInit(OPENTX_INIT_ARGS)
   }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(VOICE) && !defined(SOFTWARE_VOLUME)
-  setScaledVolume(g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume+VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF);
+#if defined(VOICE)
+  currentSpeakerVolume = g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume + VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF;
+  #if !defined(SOFTWARE_VOLUME)
+    setScaledVolume(currentSpeakerVolume);
+  #endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CPUARM)