diff --git a/pd/src/s_midi.c b/pd/src/s_midi.c
index 806bb094833c271836f85a0fe34a10fefbca3ccf..b43327d84b66c7fb2eae7fc075a6c3770894920b 100644
--- a/pd/src/s_midi.c
+++ b/pd/src/s_midi.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void sys_get_midi_apis2(t_binbuf *buf)
 {
     int n = 0;
 #ifdef USEAPI_OSS
-    binbuf_addv(buf, "si", gensym("OSS"), API_DEFAULT);
+    binbuf_addv(buf, "si", gensym("OSS"), API_OSS);
     n++;
 #endif
 #ifdef USEAPI_ALSA