diff --git a/src/AudioStream.c b/src/AudioStream.c
index 5bc5946..d14d572 100644
--- a/src/AudioStream.c
+++ b/src/AudioStream.c
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ static void decodeInputData(PQUEUED_AUDIO_PACKET packet) {
         else {
             // Opus header should stay constant for the entire stream.
             // If it doesn't, it may indicate that the RtpAudioQueue
-            // incorrectly recovered a data shard.
-            LC_ASSERT_VT(((uint8_t*)(rtp + 1))[0] == opusHeaderByte);
+            // incorrectly recovered a data shard. Sunshine violates
+            // this for surround sound in some cases, so just ignore it.
+            LC_ASSERT_VT(((uint8_t*)(rtp + 1))[0] == opusHeaderByte || IS_SUNSHINE());
         }
 #endif