diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 49ce6e125..addf439d2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "volume.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "permission.h"
+#include "pcm_resample.h"
 #include "replay_gain_config.h"
 #include "decoder_list.h"
 #include "input_init.h"
@@ -403,6 +404,13 @@ int mpd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef ENABLE_ARCHIVE
 	archive_plugin_init_all();
 #endif
+
+	if (!pcm_resample_global_init(&error)) {
+		g_warning("%s", error->message);
+		g_error_free(error);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	decoder_plugin_init_all();
 	update_global_init();
 
diff --git a/src/pcm_resample.c b/src/pcm_resample.c
index a1e4ee149..ce75325a8 100644
--- a/src/pcm_resample.c
+++ b/src/pcm_resample.c
@@ -26,15 +26,36 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSAMPLERATE
+static bool lsr_enabled;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSAMPLERATE
 static bool
 pcm_resample_lsr_enabled(void)
 {
-	return strcmp(config_get_string(CONF_SAMPLERATE_CONVERTER, ""),
-		      "internal") != 0;
+	return lsr_enabled;
 }
 #endif
 
+bool
+pcm_resample_global_init(GError **error_r)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSAMPLERATE
+	const char *converter =
+		config_get_string(CONF_SAMPLERATE_CONVERTER, "");
+
+	lsr_enabled = strcmp(converter, "internal") != 0;
+	if (lsr_enabled)
+		return pcm_resample_lsr_global_init(converter, error_r);
+	else
+		return true;
+#else
+	(void)error_r;
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 void pcm_resample_init(struct pcm_resample_state *state)
 {
 	memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
diff --git a/src/pcm_resample.h b/src/pcm_resample.h
index 167f15e8c..1c71124a6 100644
--- a/src/pcm_resample.h
+++ b/src/pcm_resample.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ struct pcm_resample_state {
 	struct pcm_buffer buffer;
 };
 
+bool
+pcm_resample_global_init(GError **error_r);
+
 /**
  * Initializes a pcm_resample_state object.
  */
diff --git a/src/pcm_resample_internal.h b/src/pcm_resample_internal.h
index 37aae96ef..d8e0ba5a1 100644
--- a/src/pcm_resample_internal.h
+++ b/src/pcm_resample_internal.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSAMPLERATE
 
+bool
+pcm_resample_lsr_global_init(const char *converter, GError **error_r);
+
 void
 pcm_resample_lsr_deinit(struct pcm_resample_state *state);
 
diff --git a/src/pcm_resample_libsamplerate.c b/src/pcm_resample_libsamplerate.c
index ebce488f4..769f904c1 100644
--- a/src/pcm_resample_libsamplerate.c
+++ b/src/pcm_resample_libsamplerate.c
@@ -30,12 +30,59 @@
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "pcm"
 
+static int lsr_converter = SRC_SINC_FASTEST;
+
 static inline GQuark
 libsamplerate_quark(void)
 {
 	return g_quark_from_static_string("libsamplerate");
 }
 
+static bool
+lsr_parse_converter(const char *s)
+{
+	assert(s != NULL);
+
+	if (*s == 0)
+		return true;
+
+	char *endptr;
+	long l = strtol(s, &endptr, 10);
+	if (*endptr == 0 && src_get_name(l) != NULL) {
+		lsr_converter = l;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	size_t length = strlen(s);
+	for (int i = 0;; ++i) {
+		const char *name = src_get_name(i);
+		if (name == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		if (g_ascii_strncasecmp(s, name, length) == 0) {
+			lsr_converter = i;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool
+pcm_resample_lsr_global_init(const char *converter, GError **error_r)
+{
+	if (!lsr_parse_converter(converter)) {
+		g_set_error(error_r, libsamplerate_quark(), 0,
+			    "unknown samplerate converter '%s'", converter);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	g_debug("libsamplerate converter '%s'",
+		src_get_name(lsr_converter));
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void
 pcm_resample_lsr_deinit(struct pcm_resample_state *state)
 {
@@ -47,54 +94,14 @@ pcm_resample_lsr_deinit(struct pcm_resample_state *state)
 	pcm_buffer_deinit(&state->buffer);
 }
 
-static int pcm_resample_get_converter(void)
-{
-	const char *conf = config_get_string(CONF_SAMPLERATE_CONVERTER, NULL);
-	long convalgo;
-	char *test;
-	const char *test2;
-	size_t len;
-
-	if (!conf) {
-		convalgo = SRC_SINC_FASTEST;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	convalgo = strtol(conf, &test, 10);
-	if (*test == '\0' && src_get_name(convalgo))
-		goto out;
-
-	len = strlen(conf);
-	for (convalgo = 0 ; ; convalgo++) {
-		test2 = src_get_name(convalgo);
-		if (!test2) {
-			convalgo = SRC_SINC_FASTEST;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (g_ascii_strncasecmp(test2, conf, len) == 0)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	g_warning("unknown samplerate converter \"%s\"", conf);
-out:
-	g_debug("selecting samplerate converter \"%s\"",
-		src_get_name(convalgo));
-
-	return convalgo;
-}
-
 static bool
 pcm_resample_set(struct pcm_resample_state *state,
 		 uint8_t channels, unsigned src_rate, unsigned dest_rate,
 		 GError **error_r)
 {
-	static int convalgo = -1;
 	int error;
 	SRC_DATA *data = &state->data;
 
-	if (convalgo < 0)
-		convalgo = pcm_resample_get_converter();
-
 	/* (re)set the state/ratio if the in or out format changed */
 	if (channels == state->prev.channels &&
 	    src_rate == state->prev.src_rate &&
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ pcm_resample_set(struct pcm_resample_state *state,
 	if (state->state)
 		state->state = src_delete(state->state);
 
-	state->state = src_new(convalgo, channels, &error);
+	state->state = src_new(lsr_converter, channels, &error);
 	if (!state->state) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, libsamplerate_quark(), state->error,
 			    "libsamplerate initialization has failed: %s",