--- uae/src/audio.c	2018/04/24 16:41:58	1.1.1.2
+++ uae/src/audio.c	2018/04/24 16:43:19	1.1.1.3
@@ -436,24 +436,26 @@ void check_prefs_changed_audio (void)
 	return;
 
     close_sound ();
+
     currprefs.produce_sound = changed_prefs.produce_sound;
     currprefs.stereo = changed_prefs.stereo;
     currprefs.sound_bits = changed_prefs.sound_bits;
 
-    if (currprefs.produce_sound >= 1) {
-	if (! init_sound ()) {
-	    if (currprefs.produce_sound == -1) {
-		fprintf (stderr, "Sound is not supported.\n");
-	    } else {
-		fprintf (stderr, "Sorry, can't initialize sound.\n");
-		currprefs.produce_sound = 0;
-	    }
-	} else {
-	    last_cycles = cycles - 1;
-	    next_sample_evtime = sample_evtime;
-	}
+    if (currprefs.produce_sound < 2)
+	return;
+
+    if (init_sound ()) {
+	last_cycles = cycles - 1;
+	next_sample_evtime = sample_evtime;
+	return;
+    }
+    if (! sound_available) {
+	fprintf (stderr, "Sound is not supported.\n");
     } else {
-	printf ("Sound system shut down.\n");
+	fprintf (stderr, "Sorry, can't initialize sound.\n");
+	currprefs.produce_sound = 0;
+	/* So we don't do this every frame */
+	changed_prefs.produce_sound = 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ void update_audio (void)
 	audio_channel[2].evtime -= best_evtime;
 	audio_channel[3].evtime -= best_evtime;
 	n_cycles -= best_evtime;
-	if (next_sample_evtime == 0) {
+	if (next_sample_evtime == 0 && currprefs.produce_sound > 1) {
 	    next_sample_evtime = sample_evtime;
 	    (*sample_handler) ();
 	}