diff --git a/include/AudioSdl.h b/include/AudioSdl.h
index ba2f09faa..a5ce279b4 100644
--- a/include/AudioSdl.h
+++ b/include/AudioSdl.h
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool m_convertEndian;
 
-	volatile bool m_stopped;
-	QSemaphore m_stopSemaphore;
+	bool m_stopped;
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/src/core/audio/AudioSdl.cpp b/src/core/audio/AudioSdl.cpp
index 4587a61f3..4ebd2c878 100644
--- a/src/core/audio/AudioSdl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/audio/AudioSdl.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ AudioSdl::AudioSdl( bool & _success_ful, Mixer*  _mixer ) :
 	AudioDevice( DEFAULT_CHANNELS, _mixer ),
 	m_outBuf( new surroundSampleFrame[mixer()->framesPerPeriod()] ),
 	m_convertedBufPos( 0 ),
-	m_convertEndian( false ),
-	m_stopSemaphore( 1 )
+	m_convertEndian( false )
 {
 	_success_ful = false;
 
@@ -78,8 +77,6 @@ AudioSdl::AudioSdl( bool & _success_ful, Mixer*  _mixer ) :
 	}
 	m_convertEndian = ( m_audioHandle.format != actual.format );
 
-	m_stopSemaphore.acquire();
-
 	_success_ful = true;
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ AudioSdl::AudioSdl( bool & _success_ful, Mixer*  _mixer ) :
 AudioSdl::~AudioSdl()
 {
 	stopProcessing();
-	m_stopSemaphore.release();
 
 	SDL_CloseAudio();
 	SDL_Quit();
@@ -114,9 +110,8 @@ void AudioSdl::stopProcessing()
 {
 	if( SDL_GetAudioStatus() == SDL_AUDIO_PLAYING )
 	{
-		m_stopSemaphore.acquire();
-
 		SDL_LockAudio();
+		m_stopped = true;
 		SDL_PauseAudio( 1 );
 		SDL_UnlockAudio();
 	}
@@ -176,8 +171,6 @@ void AudioSdl::sdlAudioCallback( Uint8 * _buf, int _len )
 			const fpp_t frames = getNextBuffer( m_outBuf );
 			if( !frames )
 			{
-				m_stopped = true;
-				m_stopSemaphore.release();
 				memset( _buf, 0, _len );
 				return;
 			}