diff --git a/dep/Makefile b/dep/Makefile
index 167fb20c..3349d26e 100755
--- a/dep/Makefile
+++ b/dep/Makefile
@@ -215,14 +215,10 @@ ifdef ARCH_MAC
 RTAUDIO_FLAGS += -DRTAUDIO_API_CORE=ON -DRTAUDIO_API_PULSE=OFF -DRTAUDIO_API_JACK=OFF
 endif
 ifdef ARCH_WIN
-RTAUDIO_FLAGS += -DRTAUDIO_API_DS=ON -DRTAUDIO_API_WASAPI=ON
+RTAUDIO_FLAGS += -DRTAUDIO_API_DS=OFF -DRTAUDIO_API_WASAPI=ON
 # ASIO is proprietary software owned by Steinberg, so distributing it with your own VCV Rack build would violate Rack's GPLv3 license.
 # However, since VCV owns the copyright of all GPL'd code in the Rack package, we include ASIO in the Windows build for convenience to our users.
-ifdef RTAUDIO_ASIO
 RTAUDIO_FLAGS += -DRTAUDIO_API_ASIO=ON
-else
-RTAUDIO_FLAGS += -DRTAUDIO_API_ASIO=OFF
-endif
 endif
 
 # RtAudio on Windows and Mac uses these macros to enable UTF-8 device names