diff --git a/plugins/mac-capture/mac-audio.c b/plugins/mac-capture/mac-audio.c
index 01b15bd57af90f1eb0f4d7142e3b66aedcd6e601..84920836ec226c0b8268192c27f2f68913229a44 100644
--- a/plugins/mac-capture/mac-audio.c
+++ b/plugins/mac-capture/mac-audio.c
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ static OSStatus disconnection_callback(
 }
 
 static const AudioObjectPropertyAddress alive_addr = {
-	kAudioHardwarePropertyDevices,
-	kAudioDevicePropertyScopeInput,
-	kAudioDevicePropertyDeviceIsAlive
+	kAudioDevicePropertyDeviceIsAlive,
+	kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
+	kAudioObjectPropertyElementMaster
 };
 
 static bool coreaudio_init_hooks(struct coreaudio_data *ca)