diff --git a/engine/client/renderer.c b/engine/client/renderer.c
index ad39ee68d..6949a7b7c 100644
--- a/engine/client/renderer.c
+++ b/engine/client/renderer.c
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ TRACE(("dbg: R_ApplyRenderer: efrags\n"));
 
 	TRACE(("dbg: R_ApplyRenderer: S_Restart_f\n"));
 	if (!isDedicated)
-		S_Restart_f();
+		S_DoRestart();
 
 	TRACE(("dbg: R_ApplyRenderer: done\n"));
 
diff --git a/engine/client/snd_dma.c b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
index f97e72c33..e27538f2f 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_dma.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ void SNDDMA_SetUnderWater(qboolean underwater)
 		sc->SetWaterDistortion(sc, underwater);
 }
 
-void S_Restart_f (void)
+//why isn't this part of S_Restart_f anymore?
+//so that the video code can call it directly without flushing the models it's just loaded.
+void S_DoRestart (void)
 {
-	Cache_Flush();//forget the old sounds.
-
 	if (COM_CheckParm("-nosound"))
 		return;
 
@@ -337,6 +337,13 @@ void S_Restart_f (void)
 	S_StopAllSounds (true);
 }
 
+void S_Restart_f (void)
+{
+	Cache_Flush();//forget the old sounds.
+
+	S_DoRestart();
+}
+
 void S_Control_f (void)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/engine/client/sound.h b/engine/client/sound.h
index d3939f7b4..d8ec718e8 100644
--- a/engine/client/sound.h
+++ b/engine/client/sound.h
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ channel_t *SND_PickChannel(soundcardinfo_t *sc, int entnum, int entchannel);
 // spatializes a channel
 void SND_Spatialize(soundcardinfo_t *sc, channel_t *ch);
 
-// restart entire sound subsystem
-void S_Restart_f (void);
+// restart entire sound subsystem (doesn't flush old sounds, so make sure that happens)
+void S_DoRestart (void);
 
 //plays streaming audio
 void S_RawAudio(int sourceid, qbyte *data, int speed, int samples, int channels, int width);