diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_Audio_ios.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_Audio_ios.cpp
index bf34e59283..576b665683 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_Audio_ios.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_Audio_ios.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ struct iOSAudioIODevice::Pimpl final : public AsyncUpdater
 
             sampleRates.addIfNotAlreadyThere (highestRate);
 
+            sampleRate = trySampleRate (sampleRate);
+
             AudioUnitAddPropertyListener (audioUnit,
                                           kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat,
                                           dispatchAudioUnitPropertyChange,
@@ -644,13 +646,6 @@ struct iOSAudioIODevice::Pimpl final : public AsyncUpdater
         JUCE_IOS_AUDIO_LOG ("Updating hardware info");
 
         updateAvailableSampleRates();
-
-        // The sample rate and buffer size may have been affected by
-        // updateAvailableSampleRates(), so try restoring the last good
-        // sample rate
-        sampleRate = trySampleRate (sampleRate);
-        bufferSize = getBufferSize (sampleRate);
-
         updateAvailableBufferSizes();
 
         if (deviceType != nullptr)