diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
index e63f75c26e..73bfafb7fd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 #include <cubeb/cubeb.h>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Objbase.h>
+#endif
+
 static void LogCallback(const char* format, ...)
 {
   auto* instance = Common::Log::LogManager::GetInstance();
@@ -47,7 +51,9 @@ static void DestroyContext(cubeb* ctx)
   }
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<cubeb> CubebUtils::GetContext()
+namespace CubebUtils
+{
+std::shared_ptr<cubeb> GetContext()
 {
   static std::weak_ptr<cubeb> weak;
 
@@ -73,12 +79,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<cubeb> CubebUtils::GetContext()
   return shared;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> CubebUtils::ListInputDevices()
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> ListInputDevices()
 {
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> devices;
 
   cubeb_device_collection collection;
-  auto cubeb_ctx = CubebUtils::GetContext();
+  auto cubeb_ctx = GetContext();
   const int r = cubeb_enumerate_devices(cubeb_ctx.get(), CUBEB_DEVICE_TYPE_INPUT, &collection);
 
   if (r != CUBEB_OK)
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> CubebUtils::ListInputDevices()
   return devices;
 }
 
-cubeb_devid CubebUtils::GetInputDeviceById(std::string_view id)
+cubeb_devid GetInputDeviceById(std::string_view id)
 {
   if (id.empty())
     return nullptr;
@@ -170,3 +176,45 @@ cubeb_devid CubebUtils::GetInputDeviceById(std::string_view id)
 
   return device_id;
 }
+
+CoInitSyncWorker::CoInitSyncWorker([[maybe_unused]] std::string worker_name)
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    : m_work_queue{std::move(worker_name)}
+#endif
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
+    const auto result = ::CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
+    m_coinit_success = result == S_OK;
+    m_should_couninit = m_coinit_success || result == S_FALSE;
+  });
+#endif
+}
+
+CoInitSyncWorker::~CoInitSyncWorker()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  if (m_should_couninit)
+  {
+    m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
+      m_should_couninit = false;
+      CoUninitialize();
+    });
+  }
+  m_coinit_success = false;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool CoInitSyncWorker::Execute(FunctionType f)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  if (!m_coinit_success)
+    return false;
+
+  m_work_queue.PushBlocking(f);
+#else
+  f();
+#endif
+  return true;
+}
+}  // namespace CubebUtils
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h
index 11ecdf5a3f..35e3994e14 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include "Common/WorkQueueThread.h"
+#endif
+
 struct cubeb;
 
 namespace CubebUtils
@@ -16,4 +21,23 @@ namespace CubebUtils
 std::shared_ptr<cubeb> GetContext();
 std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> ListInputDevices();
 const void* GetInputDeviceById(std::string_view id);
+
+// Helper used to handle Windows COM library for cubeb WASAPI backend
+class CoInitSyncWorker
+{
+public:
+  using FunctionType = std::function<void()>;
+
+  CoInitSyncWorker(std::string worker_name);
+  ~CoInitSyncWorker();
+
+  bool Execute(FunctionType f);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+private:
+  Common::AsyncWorkThread m_work_queue;
+  bool m_coinit_success = false;
+  bool m_should_couninit = false;
+#endif
+};
 }  // namespace CubebUtils
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.cpp
index 592f2e9977..8777221faa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
-#include "Common/ScopeGuard.h"
 #include "Common/Swap.h"
 #include "Core/Config/MainSettings.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
@@ -31,31 +30,12 @@ namespace IOS::HLE::USB
 {
 Microphone::Microphone(const WiiSpeakState& sampler) : m_sampler(sampler)
 {
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(HAVE_CUBEB)
-  m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-    const auto result = ::CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
-    m_coinit_success = result == S_OK;
-    m_should_couninit = m_coinit_success || result == S_FALSE;
-  });
-#endif
-
   StreamInit();
 }
 
 Microphone::~Microphone()
 {
   StreamTerminate();
-
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(HAVE_CUBEB)
-  if (m_should_couninit)
-  {
-    m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-      m_should_couninit = false;
-      CoUninitialize();
-    });
-  }
-  m_coinit_success = false;
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifndef HAVE_CUBEB
@@ -77,18 +57,11 @@ void Microphone::StreamTerminate()
 #else
 void Microphone::StreamInit()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  if (!m_coinit_success)
+  if (!m_worker.Execute([this] { m_cubeb_ctx = CubebUtils::GetContext(); }))
   {
     ERROR_LOG_FMT(IOS_USB, "Failed to init Wii Speak stream");
     return;
   }
-  m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-#endif
-    m_cubeb_ctx = CubebUtils::GetContext();
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  });
-#endif
 
   // TODO: Not here but rather inside the WiiSpeak device if possible?
   StreamStart();
@@ -99,17 +72,7 @@ void Microphone::StreamTerminate()
   StreamStop();
 
   if (m_cubeb_ctx)
-  {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    if (!m_coinit_success)
-      return;
-    m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-#endif
-      m_cubeb_ctx.reset();
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    });
-#endif
-  }
+    m_worker.Execute([this] { m_cubeb_ctx.reset(); });
 }
 
 static void StateCallback(cubeb_stream* stream, void* user_data, cubeb_state state)
@@ -121,12 +84,7 @@ void Microphone::StreamStart()
   if (!m_cubeb_ctx)
     return;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  if (!m_coinit_success)
-    return;
-  m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-#endif
-
+  m_worker.Execute([this] {
 #ifdef ANDROID
     JNIEnv* env = IDCache::GetEnvForThread();
     if (jboolean result = env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(
@@ -171,26 +129,20 @@ void Microphone::StreamStart()
     }
 
     INFO_LOG_FMT(IOS_USB, "started cubeb stream");
-#ifdef _WIN32
   });
-#endif
 }
 
 void Microphone::StreamStop()
 {
-  if (m_cubeb_stream)
-  {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    m_work_queue.PushBlocking([this] {
-#endif
-      if (cubeb_stream_stop(m_cubeb_stream) != CUBEB_OK)
-        ERROR_LOG_FMT(IOS_USB, "Error stopping cubeb stream");
-      cubeb_stream_destroy(m_cubeb_stream);
-      m_cubeb_stream = nullptr;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    });
-#endif
-  }
+  if (!m_cubeb_stream)
+    return;
+
+  m_worker.Execute([this] {
+    if (cubeb_stream_stop(m_cubeb_stream) != CUBEB_OK)
+      ERROR_LOG_FMT(IOS_USB, "Error stopping cubeb stream");
+    cubeb_stream_destroy(m_cubeb_stream);
+    m_cubeb_stream = nullptr;
+  });
 }
 
 long Microphone::CubebDataCallback(cubeb_stream* stream, void* user_data, const void* input_buffer,
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.h b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.h
index d4c383ccb5..ac52d74581 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/USB/Emulated/Microphone.h
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
+#include "AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/WorkQueueThread.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CUBEB
 #include "AudioCommon/CubebUtils.h"
@@ -60,12 +60,7 @@ private:
 #ifdef HAVE_CUBEB
   std::shared_ptr<cubeb> m_cubeb_ctx = nullptr;
   cubeb_stream* m_cubeb_stream = nullptr;
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  Common::AsyncWorkThread m_work_queue{"Wii Speak Worker"};
-  bool m_coinit_success = false;
-  bool m_should_couninit = false;
-#endif
+  CubebUtils::CoInitSyncWorker m_worker{"Wii Speak Worker"};
 #endif
 };
 }  // namespace IOS::HLE::USB