diff --git a/src/audio/AudioScriptObject.cpp b/src/audio/AudioScriptObject.cpp
index ac30f757..7dbc1ad0 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioScriptObject.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AudioScriptObject.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ cAudioScriptObject::SaveAllAudioScriptObjects(uint8 *buf, uint32 *size)
 void
 PlayOneShotScriptObject(uint8 id, CVector const &pos)
 {
+	if (!DMAudio.IsAudioInitialised()) return;
+
 	cAudioScriptObject *audioScriptObject = new cAudioScriptObject();
 	audioScriptObject->Posn = pos;
 	audioScriptObject->AudioId = id;