diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
index 5c64e4dd10..41e25e5b6d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ FFmpeg_Decoder::FFmpeg_Decoder()
 
 FFmpeg_Decoder::~FFmpeg_Decoder()
 {
+    Close();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
index 9b51319dd8..dbe1d0a507 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ MpgSnd_Decoder::MpgSnd_Decoder() : sndFile(NULL), mpgFile(NULL)
 
 MpgSnd_Decoder::~MpgSnd_Decoder()
 {
+    Close();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index ad21aefbe6..f28b09c077 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ Sound* OpenAL_Output::playSound(const std::string &fname, float volume, float pi
     try
     {
         buf = LoadBuffer(decoder);
+        decoder->Close();
         alGenSources(1, &src);
         throwALerror();
     }
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ Sound* OpenAL_Output::playSound3D(const std::string &fname, const float *pos, fl
     try
     {
         buf = LoadBuffer(decoder);
+        decoder->Close();
         alGenSources(1, &src);
         throwALerror();
     }