diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.cpp b/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.cpp
index 8ff05b9745..bad5cbd85d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.cpp
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ Voice_create_recording_wav(Voice *self, PyObject *args) {
     hr = self->voice->Speak(text.ptr(), SPF_DEFAULT, NULL);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
     stream->Close();
+    self->voice->SetOutput(uses_default_output ? NULL: token, TRUE);
     if (FAILED(hr)) return error_from_hresult(hr, "Failed to speak into wav file", PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0));
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.py b/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.py
index a0a35693ff..455ee6940d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/windows/winsapi.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def find_tests():
             self.assertEqual(self.sapi.get_current_volume(), new_vol)
             self.sapi.set_current_volume(dv)
 
-        def test_record_as_wav(self):
+        def test_record_as_audio_file(self):
             import tempfile
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
                 wav_path = os.path.join(tdir, 'test.wav')