diff --git a/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.cpp b/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.cpp
index 0d135fa95..876683c17 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace null
 
 const char *RecordingDevice::name = "null";
 
-RecordingDevice::RecordingDevice(const char *, int)
+RecordingDevice::RecordingDevice(const char *)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.h b/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.h
index dd4ccc205..c679c9a92 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.h
+++ b/src/modules/audio/null/RecordingDevice.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace null
 class RecordingDevice : public love::audio::RecordingDevice
 {
 public:
-	RecordingDevice(const char *name, int id);
+	RecordingDevice(const char *name);
 	virtual ~RecordingDevice();
 	virtual bool startRecording();
 	virtual bool startRecording(int samples, int sampleRate, int bitDepth, int channels);
diff --git a/src/modules/audio/openal/Audio.cpp b/src/modules/audio/openal/Audio.cpp
index 8658f5957..e8a0bd674 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/openal/Audio.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/audio/openal/Audio.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ void Audio::setDistanceModel(DistanceModel distanceModel)
 
 const std::vector<love::audio::RecordingDevice*> &Audio::getRecordingDevices()
 {
-	capture.clear();
+	std::vector<std::string> devnames;
+	std::vector<love::audio::RecordingDevice*> devices;
 
 	std::string defaultname(alcGetString(NULL, ALC_CAPTURE_DEFAULT_DEVICE_SPECIFIER));
 
@@ -330,11 +331,15 @@ const std::vector<love::audio::RecordingDevice*> &Audio::getRecordingDevices()
 			alcCaptureCloseDevice(defaultdevice);
 		}
 		else
-		//failed to open default recording device - bail, return empty list
+		{
+			//failed to open default recording device - bail, return empty list
+			capture.clear();
 			return capture;
+		}
 	}
-	capture.push_back(new RecordingDevice(defaultname.c_str(), 0));
+	devnames.push_back(defaultname);
 
+	//find devices name list
 	const ALCchar *devstr = alcGetString(NULL, ALC_CAPTURE_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
 	size_t offset = 0;
 	while (true)
@@ -343,10 +348,27 @@ const std::vector<love::audio::RecordingDevice*> &Audio::getRecordingDevices()
 			break;
 		std::string str((ALCchar*)&devstr[offset]);
 		if (str != defaultname)
-			capture.push_back(new RecordingDevice(str.c_str(), capture.size()));
+			devnames.push_back(str);
 		offset += str.length() + 1;
 	}
 
+	//build list of devices
+	devices.reserve(devnames.size());
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < devnames.size(); i++)
+	{
+		devices[i] = nullptr;
+		for (auto c = capture.begin(); c != capture.end(); c++)
+			if (devnames[i] == (*c)->getName())
+				devices[i] = *c;
+
+		if (devices[i] == nullptr)
+			devices[i] = new RecordingDevice(devnames[i].c_str());
+	}
+
+	capture.clear();
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < devnames.size(); i++)
+		capture.push_back(devices[i]);
+
 	return capture;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.cpp b/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.cpp
index 80bfc08ad..e978e6e48 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-RecordingDevice::RecordingDevice(const char *name, int id) 
+RecordingDevice::RecordingDevice(const char *name) 
 	: name(name)
-	, id(id)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.h b/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.h
index c6005601f..463ca3a38 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.h
+++ b/src/modules/audio/openal/RecordingDevice.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace openal
 class RecordingDevice : public love::audio::RecordingDevice
 {
 public:
-	RecordingDevice(const char *name, int id);
+	RecordingDevice(const char *name);
 	virtual ~RecordingDevice();
 	virtual bool startRecording();
 	virtual bool startRecording(int samples, int sampleRate, int bitDepth, int channels);
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ private:
 	int bitDepth = 16;
 	int channels = 1;
 	std::string name;
-	int id;
 	ALCdevice *device = nullptr;
 }; //RecordingDevice