diff --git a/es-core/src/AudioManager.cpp b/es-core/src/AudioManager.cpp
index 0c0c9d301..c5c0d3963 100644
--- a/es-core/src/AudioManager.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/AudioManager.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Sound>> AudioManager::sSoundVector;
 SDL_AudioDeviceID AudioManager::sAudioDevice = 0;
 SDL_AudioSpec AudioManager::sAudioFormat;
 SDL_AudioStream* AudioManager::sConversionStream;
+bool AudioManager::sHasAudioDevice = true;
 
 AudioManager::AudioManager()
 {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ void AudioManager::init()
 
     if (sAudioDevice == 0) {
         LOG(LogError) << "Unable to open audio device: " << SDL_GetError();
+        sHasAudioDevice = false;
     }
 
     if (sAudioFormat.freq != sRequestedAudioFormat.freq) {
diff --git a/es-core/src/AudioManager.h b/es-core/src/AudioManager.h
index e5fb0fc3d..c1f919a9d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/AudioManager.h
+++ b/es-core/src/AudioManager.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
     // Used for streaming audio from videos.
     void processStream(const void *samples, unsigned count);
 
+    bool getHasAudioDevice() { return sHasAudioDevice; };
+
     static SDL_AudioDeviceID sAudioDevice;
     static SDL_AudioSpec sAudioFormat;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ private:
     static SDL_AudioStream* sConversionStream;
     static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Sound>> sSoundVector;
     static std::shared_ptr<AudioManager> sInstance;
+    static bool sHasAudioDevice;
 };
 
 #endif // ES_CORE_AUDIO_MANAGER_H
diff --git a/es-core/src/Sound.cpp b/es-core/src/Sound.cpp
index afd2bd59b..9368755d5 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Sound.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Sound.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ void Sound::play()
     if (!Settings::getInstance()->getBool("NavigationSounds"))
         return;
 
+    if (!AudioManager::getInstance()->getHasAudioDevice())
+        return;
+
     SDL_LockAudioDevice(AudioManager::sAudioDevice);
 
     if (playing)