diff --git a/src/common/null_audio_stream.cpp b/src/common/null_audio_stream.cpp
index a9d3ec26d..d6c5794b4 100644
--- a/src/common/null_audio_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/common/null_audio_stream.cpp
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ void NullAudioStream::BufferAvailable()
   // drop any buffer as soon as they're available
   DropBuffer();
 }
+
+std::unique_ptr<AudioStream> NullAudioStream::Create()
+{
+  return std::unique_ptr<AudioStream>(new NullAudioStream());
+}
diff --git a/src/common/null_audio_stream.h b/src/common/null_audio_stream.h
index a1e0a6edf..d589ef697 100644
--- a/src/common/null_audio_stream.h
+++ b/src/common/null_audio_stream.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 class NullAudioStream final : public AudioStream
 {
 public:
-  NullAudioStream();
   ~NullAudioStream();
 
   static std::unique_ptr<AudioStream> Create();
@@ -14,4 +13,7 @@ protected:
   void PauseDevice(bool paused) override;
   void CloseDevice() override;
   void BufferAvailable() override;
+
+private:
+  NullAudioStream();
 };
diff --git a/src/duckstation/sdl_host_interface.cpp b/src/duckstation/sdl_host_interface.cpp
index 8561e613e..3f6d3cbc6 100644
--- a/src/duckstation/sdl_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation/sdl_host_interface.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::CreateAudioStream()
   switch (m_settings.audio_backend)
   {
     case AudioBackend::Null:
-      m_audio_stream = std::make_unique<NullAudioStream>();
+      m_audio_stream = NullAudioStream::Create();
       break;
 
     case AudioBackend::Default:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::CreateAudioStream()
   {
     ReportError("Failed to recreate audio stream, falling back to null");
     m_audio_stream.reset();
-    m_audio_stream = std::make_unique<NullAudioStream>();
+    m_audio_stream = NullAudioStream::Create();
     if (!m_audio_stream->Reconfigure(44100, 2))
       Panic("Failed to reconfigure null audio stream");
   }