diff --git a/apps/whispering/src/lib/services/desktop/recorder/ffmpeg.ts b/apps/whispering/src/lib/services/desktop/recorder/ffmpeg.ts
index 30941b08b1..7cfcec77c5 100644
--- a/apps/whispering/src/lib/services/desktop/recorder/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/apps/whispering/src/lib/services/desktop/recorder/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ const enumerateDevices = async (): Promise<Result<Device[], RecorderError>> => {
 	}
 
 	// FFmpeg lists devices to stderr, not stdout
-	const output = result.stderr;
+	const output = DESKTOP_PLATFORM !== 'linux'
+	? result.stderr
+	: result.stdout;
 
 	const devices = parseDevices(output);
 
@@ -572,10 +574,15 @@ function parseDevices(output: string): Device[] {
 		},
 		linux: {
 			// Linux ALSA format: hw:0,0 Device Name
-			regex: /^(hw:\d+,\d+)\s+(.+)/,
+			// Linux arecord format: card X: <card name>, device Y: <device name\>
+			regex: /^card (\d+).+device (\d+): (.+)(?: \[.+\])*/,
 			extractDevice: (match) => ({
-				id: asDeviceIdentifier(match[1] ?? ''),
-				label: match[2]?.trim() ?? '',
+				id: asDeviceIdentifier(
+					match[1] && match[2]
+						? `hw:${match[1]},${match[2]}`
+						: ''
+				),
+				label: match[3]?.trim() ?? '',
 			}),
 		},
 	} satisfies Record<