diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c b/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
index 0a6e78db..e921f55c 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ SNDDMA_Shutdown
 void SNDDMA_Shutdown(void)
 {
 	Com_Printf("Closing SDL audio device...\n");
-	SDL_PauseAudio(1);
 	SDL_CloseAudio();
 	SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_AUDIO);
 	free(dma.buffer);