diff --git a/src/output/Control.cxx b/src/output/Control.cxx
index 1da9fe1f4..7fc5d74b1 100644
--- a/src/output/Control.cxx
+++ b/src/output/Control.cxx
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@
 static constexpr PeriodClock::Duration REOPEN_AFTER = std::chrono::seconds(10);
 
 AudioOutputControl::AudioOutputControl(std::unique_ptr<FilteredAudioOutput> _output,
-				       AudioOutputClient &_client) noexcept
+				       AudioOutputClient &_client,
+				       const ConfigBlock &block)
 	:output(std::move(_output)),
 	 name(output->GetName()),
 	 client(_client),
-	 thread(BIND_THIS_METHOD(Task))
+	 thread(BIND_THIS_METHOD(Task)),
+	 tags(block.GetBlockValue("tags", true)),
+	 always_on(block.GetBlockValue("always_on", false)),
+	 enabled(block.GetBlockValue("enabled", true))
 {
 }
 
@@ -57,14 +61,6 @@ AudioOutputControl::~AudioOutputControl() noexcept
 	StopThread();
 }
 
-void
-AudioOutputControl::Configure(const ConfigBlock &block)
-{
-	tags = block.GetBlockValue("tags", true);
-	always_on = block.GetBlockValue("always_on", false);
-	enabled = block.GetBlockValue("enabled", true);
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<FilteredAudioOutput>
 AudioOutputControl::Steal() noexcept
 {
diff --git a/src/output/Control.hxx b/src/output/Control.hxx
index d2a341bb4..bc15555d9 100644
--- a/src/output/Control.hxx
+++ b/src/output/Control.hxx
@@ -249,8 +249,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	mutable Mutex mutex;
 
+	/**
+	 * Throws on error.
+	 */
 	AudioOutputControl(std::unique_ptr<FilteredAudioOutput> _output,
-			   AudioOutputClient &_client) noexcept;
+			   AudioOutputClient &_client,
+			   const ConfigBlock &block);
 
 	/**
 	 * Move the contents of an existing instance, and convert that
@@ -264,11 +268,6 @@ public:
 	AudioOutputControl(const AudioOutputControl &) = delete;
 	AudioOutputControl &operator=(const AudioOutputControl &) = delete;
 
-	/**
-	 * Throws on error.
-	 */
-	void Configure(const ConfigBlock &block);
-
 	[[gnu::pure]]
 	const char *GetName() const noexcept;
 
diff --git a/src/output/MultipleOutputs.cxx b/src/output/MultipleOutputs.cxx
index d2806e7f8..f7d0fbcd7 100644
--- a/src/output/MultipleOutputs.cxx
+++ b/src/output/MultipleOutputs.cxx
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ LoadOutputControl(EventLoop &event_loop, EventLoop &rt_event_loop,
 				 replay_gain_config,
 				 mixer_listener,
 				 block, defaults, filter_factory);
-	auto control = std::make_unique<AudioOutputControl>(std::move(output), client);
-	control->Configure(block);
-	return control;
+	return std::make_unique<AudioOutputControl>(std::move(output),
+						    client, block);
 }
 
 void