diff --git a/neo/idlib/Lib.cpp b/neo/idlib/Lib.cpp
index 515e819f..026a7081 100644
--- a/neo/idlib/Lib.cpp
+++ b/neo/idlib/Lib.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,10 @@ void AssertFailed( const char *file, int line, const char *expression ) {
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	__debugbreak();
 	_exit(1);
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+    // More appropriate than __builtin_trap, indeed it does trigger SIGILL
+    // but SIGTRAP instead. only clang supports for now (so far).
+    __builtin_debugtrap();
 #elif defined(__unix__)
 	// __builtin_trap() causes an illegal instruction which is kinda ugly.
 	// especially if you'd like to be able to continue after the assertion during debugging
diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_emitter.cpp b/neo/sound/snd_emitter.cpp
index bd241b81..3b166e68 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_emitter.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_emitter.cpp
@@ -1148,9 +1148,8 @@ idSlowChannel::Reset
 ===================
 */
 void idSlowChannel::Reset() {
-	memset( this, 0, sizeof( *this ) );
-
-	this->chan = chan;
+	active = false;
+	chan = nullptr;
 
 	curPosition.Set( 0 );
 	newPosition.Set( 0 );
@@ -1158,6 +1157,7 @@ void idSlowChannel::Reset() {
 	curSampleOffset = -10000;
 	newSampleOffset = -10000;
 
+	playbackState = 0;
 	triggerOffset = 0;
 }