diff --git a/mini_al.h b/mini_al.h
index 148f08f9..6c70fd81 100644
--- a/mini_al.h
+++ b/mini_al.h
@@ -6498,9 +6498,9 @@ mal_result mal_device_init_internal__wasapi(mal_context* pContext, mal_device_ty
     mal_result result = MAL_SUCCESS;
     const char* errorMsg = "";
     MAL_AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE shareMode = MAL_AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED;
-    WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE* pBestFormatTemp = NULL;
     MAL_REFERENCE_TIME bufferDurationInMicroseconds;
     mal_bool32 wasInitializedUsingIAudioClient3 = MAL_FALSE;
+    WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE wf;
 
 #ifdef MAL_WIN32_DESKTOP
     mal_IMMDevice* pMMDevice = NULL;
@@ -6539,25 +6539,6 @@ mal_result mal_device_init_internal__wasapi(mal_context* pContext, mal_device_ty
     }
 
 
-
-    WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE wf;
-    mal_zero_object(&wf);
-    wf.Format.cbSize               = sizeof(wf);
-    wf.Format.wFormatTag           = WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE;
-    wf.Format.nChannels            = (WORD)pData->channelsIn;
-    wf.Format.nSamplesPerSec       = (DWORD)pData->sampleRateIn;
-    wf.Format.wBitsPerSample       = (WORD)mal_get_bytes_per_sample(pData->formatIn)*8;
-    wf.Format.nBlockAlign          = (wf.Format.nChannels * wf.Format.wBitsPerSample) / 8;
-    wf.Format.nAvgBytesPerSec      = wf.Format.nBlockAlign * wf.Format.nSamplesPerSec;
-    wf.Samples.wValidBitsPerSample = /*(pDevice->format == mal_format_s24_32) ? 24 :*/ wf.Format.wBitsPerSample;
-    wf.dwChannelMask               = mal_channel_map_to_channel_mask__win32(pData->channelMapIn, pData->channelsIn);
-    if (pData->formatIn == mal_format_f32) {
-        wf.SubFormat = MAL_GUID_KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_IEEE_FLOAT;
-    } else {
-        wf.SubFormat = MAL_GUID_KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_PCM;
-    }
-
-
     // Here is where we try to determine the best format to use with the device. If the client if wanting exclusive mode, first try finding the best format for that. If this fails, fall back to shared mode.
     result = MAL_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
     if (pData->shareMode == mal_share_mode_exclusive) {
@@ -6594,42 +6575,18 @@ mal_result mal_device_init_internal__wasapi(mal_context* pContext, mal_device_ty
 
     // Fall back to shared mode if necessary.
     if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+        // In shared mode we are always using the format reported by the operating system.
         WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE* pNativeFormat = NULL;
         hr = mal_IAudioClient_GetMixFormat((mal_IAudioClient*)pData->pAudioClient, (WAVEFORMATEX**)&pNativeFormat);
-        if (hr == S_OK) {
-            if (pData->usingDefaultFormat) {
-                wf.Format.wBitsPerSample       = pNativeFormat->Format.wBitsPerSample;
-                wf.Format.nBlockAlign          = pNativeFormat->Format.nBlockAlign;
-                wf.Format.nAvgBytesPerSec      = pNativeFormat->Format.nAvgBytesPerSec;
-                wf.Samples.wValidBitsPerSample = pNativeFormat->Samples.wValidBitsPerSample;
-                wf.SubFormat                   = pNativeFormat->SubFormat;
-            }
-            if (pData->usingDefaultChannels) {
-                wf.Format.nChannels            = pNativeFormat->Format.nChannels;
-            }
-            if (pData->usingDefaultSampleRate) {
-                wf.Format.nSamplesPerSec       = pNativeFormat->Format.nSamplesPerSec;
-            }
-            if (pData->usingDefaultChannelMap) {
-                wf.dwChannelMask               = pNativeFormat->dwChannelMask;
-            }
-
-            mal_CoTaskMemFree(pContext, pNativeFormat);
-            pNativeFormat = NULL;
-        }
-
-        hr = mal_IAudioClient_IsFormatSupported((mal_IAudioClient*)pData->pAudioClient, MAL_AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED, (WAVEFORMATEX*)&wf, (WAVEFORMATEX**)&pBestFormatTemp);
-        if (hr != S_OK && hr != S_FALSE) {
-            hr = mal_IAudioClient_GetMixFormat((mal_IAudioClient*)pData->pAudioClient, (WAVEFORMATEX**)&pBestFormatTemp);
-            if (hr != S_OK) {
-                result = MAL_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-            } else {
-                result = MAL_SUCCESS;
-            }
+        if (hr != S_OK) {
+            result = MAL_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         } else {
+            mal_copy_memory(&wf, pNativeFormat, sizeof(wf));
             result = MAL_SUCCESS;
         }
 
+        mal_CoTaskMemFree(pContext, pNativeFormat);
+
         shareMode = MAL_AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED;
     }
 
@@ -6639,12 +6596,6 @@ mal_result mal_device_init_internal__wasapi(mal_context* pContext, mal_device_ty
         goto done;
     }
 
-    if (pBestFormatTemp != NULL) {
-        mal_copy_memory(&wf, pBestFormatTemp, sizeof(wf));
-        mal_CoTaskMemFree(pContext, pBestFormatTemp);
-    }
-
-
     pData->formatOut = mal_format_from_WAVEFORMATEX((WAVEFORMATEX*)&wf);
     pData->channelsOut = wf.Format.nChannels;
     pData->sampleRateOut = wf.Format.nSamplesPerSec;