diff --git a/plugins/sound_oss/sound_oss.cxx b/plugins/sound_oss/sound_oss.cxx
index 49d3cd4..f8c31a5 100644
--- a/plugins/sound_oss/sound_oss.cxx
+++ b/plugins/sound_oss/sound_oss.cxx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SoundHandleEntry::SoundHandleEntry()
 {
   handle = -1;
   direction = 0;
-  numChannels' = 0;
+  numChannels = 0;
 }
 
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