diff --git a/src/useAudioContext.tsx b/src/useAudioContext.tsx
index 4a7c031c..92d5b48f 100644
--- a/src/useAudioContext.tsx
+++ b/src/useAudioContext.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,13 @@ export function useAudioContext<S extends string>(
     if (
       audioContext &&
       "setSinkId" in audioContext &&
-      !controlledAudioDevices
+      !controlledAudioDevices &&
+      // Skip until a device is actually selected. audioOutputId is undefined
+      // before MediaDevices resolves (e.g. on the Tauri desktop webview, where
+      // the selected$ observable emits undefined first); setSinkId(undefined)
+      // throws "The provided value is not of type 'AudioSinkOptions'". The
+      // default device is represented by the empty string, which is still valid.
+      typeof audioOutputId === "string"
     ) {
       // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AudioContext/setSinkId
       // @ts-expect-error - setSinkId doesn't exist yet in types, maybe because it's not supported everywhere.