diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index ba8ac1bba..0dd95f773 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp"
 
-#include "sound_output.hpp"
 #include "sound_buffer.hpp"
 #include "sound_decoder.hpp"
+#include "sound_output.hpp"
 #include "sound.hpp"
 
 #include "openal_output.hpp"
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         if(!sfx) return nullptr;
 
         // Only one copy of given sound can be played at time, so stop previous copy
-        stopSound(soundId);
+        stopSound(sfx, MWWorld::ConstPtr());
 
         Sound *sound = getSoundRef();
         sound->init(volume * sfx->mVolume, volumeFromType(type), pitch, mode|type|Play_2D);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ namespace MWSound
             return nullptr;
 
         // Only one copy of given sound can be played at time on ptr, so stop previous copy
-        stopSound3D(ptr, soundId);
+        stopSound(sfx, ptr);
 
         bool played;
         Sound *sound = getSoundRef();
@@ -681,12 +681,11 @@ namespace MWSound
             mOutput->finishSound(sound);
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::stopSound3D(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr, const std::string& soundId)
+    void SoundManager::stopSound(Sound_Buffer *sfx, const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr)
     {
         SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.find(ptr);
         if(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
         {
-            Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
             for(SoundBufferRefPair &snd : snditer->second)
             {
                 if(snd.second == sfx)
@@ -695,6 +694,22 @@ namespace MWSound
         }
     }
 
+    void SoundManager::stopSound(const std::string& soundId)
+    {
+        Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
+        if (!sfx) return;
+
+        stopSound(sfx, MWWorld::ConstPtr());
+    }
+
+    void SoundManager::stopSound3D(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr, const std::string& soundId)
+    {
+        Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
+        if (!sfx) return;
+
+        stopSound(sfx, ptr);
+    }
+
     void SoundManager::stopSound3D(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr)
     {
         SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.find(ptr);
@@ -718,6 +733,7 @@ namespace MWSound
                     mOutput->finishSound(sndbuf.first);
             }
         }
+
         for(SaySoundMap::value_type &snd : mActiveSaySounds)
         {
             if(!snd.first.isEmpty() && snd.first != MWMechanics::getPlayer() && snd.first.getCell() == cell)
@@ -725,20 +741,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         }
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::stopSound(const std::string& soundId)
-    {
-        SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.find(MWWorld::ConstPtr());
-        if(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
-        {
-            Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
-            for(SoundBufferRefPair &sndbuf : snditer->second)
-            {
-                if(sndbuf.second == sfx)
-                    mOutput->finishSound(sndbuf.first);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     void SoundManager::fadeOutSound3D(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr,
             const std::string& soundId, float duration)
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index e31a0e575..4064a05af 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ namespace MWSound
         DecoderPtr getDecoder();
         friend class OpenAL_Output;
 
+        void stopSound(Sound_Buffer *sfx, const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr);
+        ///< Stop the given object from playing given sound buffer.
+
     public:
         SoundManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& fallbackMap, bool useSound);
         virtual ~SoundManager();