diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 13ea49481..ad0f7603b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     virtual void stop();
     virtual bool isPlaying();
     virtual void setVolume(float volume);
-    virtual void update(const float *pos);
+    virtual void update();
 
     void play();
     bool process();
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ void OpenAL_SoundStream::setVolume(float volume)
     mVolume = volume;
 }
 
-void OpenAL_SoundStream::update(const float *pos)
+void OpenAL_SoundStream::update()
 {
-    alSource3f(mSource, AL_POSITION, pos[0], pos[2], -pos[1]);
+    alSource3f(mSource, AL_POSITION, mPos[0], mPos[2], -mPos[1]);
     alSource3f(mSource, AL_DIRECTION, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     alSource3f(mSource, AL_VELOCITY, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     throwALerror();
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public:
     virtual void stop();
     virtual bool isPlaying();
     virtual void setVolume(float volume);
-    virtual void update(const float *pos);
+    virtual void update();
 };
 
 OpenAL_Sound::OpenAL_Sound(OpenAL_Output &output, ALuint src, ALuint buf)
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ void OpenAL_Sound::setVolume(float volume)
     mVolume = volume;
 }
 
-void OpenAL_Sound::update(const float *pos)
+void OpenAL_Sound::update()
 {
-    alSource3f(mSource, AL_POSITION, pos[0], pos[2], -pos[1]);
+    alSource3f(mSource, AL_POSITION, mPos[0], mPos[2], -mPos[1]);
     alSource3f(mSource, AL_DIRECTION, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     alSource3f(mSource, AL_VELOCITY, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     throwALerror();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
index f1b09875c..521d8dbca 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace MWSound
 {
     class Sound
     {
-        virtual void update(const float *pos) = 0;
+        virtual void update() = 0;
 
         Sound& operator=(const Sound &rhs);
         Sound(const Sound &rhs);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index d2e52043a..da7cb9d3b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -328,14 +328,12 @@ namespace MWSound
     void SoundManager::updateObject(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
     {
         const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getCellRef().pos;
+        const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
         SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.begin();
         while(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
         {
             if(snditer->second.first == ptr)
-            {
-                snditer->first->update(pos.pos);
-                snditer->first->mPos = Ogre::Vector3(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
-            }
+                snditer->first->mPos = objpos;
             snditer++;
         }
     }
@@ -428,7 +426,10 @@ namespace MWSound
             if(!snditer->first->isPlaying())
                 mActiveSounds.erase(snditer++);
             else
+            {
+                snditer->first->update();
                 snditer++;
+            }
         }
     }