diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 7b2a1560d..a823ae0fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ namespace MWInput
             return;
 
         if(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Journal
+                && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_MainMenu
                 && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getJournalAllowed())
         {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->playSound ("book open");