diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/alsa_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/alsa_protocol.hpp
index 307fe5ddcab..1a7cb1aeab8 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/alsa_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/alsa_protocol.hpp
@@ -517,7 +517,12 @@ class alsa_engine final : public audio_engine
   }
 
 private:
-  void init_thread() { ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0"); }
+  void init_thread()
+  {
+    ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+    ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
+  }
+
   void clear_buffers()
   {
     ossia::fill(this->m_temp_buffer, 0.f);
diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/dummy_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/dummy_protocol.hpp
index 9918fdf54bd..6405adf9abd 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/dummy_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/dummy_protocol.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class dummy_engine final : public audio_engine
 
     m_runThread = std::thread{[this, us_per_buffer] {
       ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+      ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
 
       using clk = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
 
diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/jack_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/jack_protocol.hpp
index 32a99958d04..c2b597aafb8 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/jack_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/jack_protocol.hpp
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class jack_engine final : public audio_engine
   {
     static const thread_local auto _ = [] {
       ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+      ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
       return 0;
     }();
 
diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/pipewire_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/pipewire_protocol.hpp
index a761e316702..e228a3fc42c 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/pipewire_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/pipewire_protocol.hpp
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ class pipewire_audio_protocol : public audio_engine
   {
     static const thread_local auto _ = [] {
       ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+      ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
       return 0;
     }();
 
diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/portaudio_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/portaudio_protocol.hpp
index 25c6821a01c..8cd2445b83f 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/portaudio_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/portaudio_protocol.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ class portaudio_engine final : public audio_engine
   {
     static const thread_local auto _ = [] {
       ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+      ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
       return 0;
     }();
 
diff --git a/src/ossia/audio/sdl_protocol.hpp b/src/ossia/audio/sdl_protocol.hpp
index bd60a807151..92ad17d7317 100644
--- a/src/ossia/audio/sdl_protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/audio/sdl_protocol.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class sdl_protocol final : public audio_engine
   {
     static const thread_local auto _ = [] {
       ossia::set_thread_name("ossia audio 0");
+      ossia::set_thread_pinned(thread_type::Audio, 0);
       return 0;
     }();