diff --git a/include/SDL_config_windowsrt.h b/include/SDL_config_windowsrt.h
index 759dcb866..8790e0060 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config_windowsrt.h
+++ b/include/SDL_config_windowsrt.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ typedef unsigned int uintptr_t;
 #endif
 
 /* Enable various audio drivers */
-#define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_XAUDIO2	1
+//#define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_XAUDIO2	1   /* Disabled pending work to fix quality + stability issues */
 #define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_DISK	1
 #define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_DUMMY	1