diff --git a/engine/client/snd_al.c b/engine/client/snd_al.c
index 5e266d5f4..da9a71d08 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_al.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_al.c
@@ -906,9 +906,7 @@ static void OpenAL_ChannelUpdate(soundcardinfo_t *sc, channel_t *chan, chanupdat
 	{
 		if (schanged == CUR_UPDATE && chan->pos)
 		{	//complex update, but not restart. pos contains an offset, rather than an absolute time.
-			int cursample;
-			palGetSourcei(src, AL_SAMPLE_OFFSET, &cursample);
-			palSourcei(src, AL_SAMPLE_OFFSET, cursample + (chan->pos>>PITCHSHIFT));
+			palSourcei(src, AL_SAMPLE_OFFSET, (chan->pos>>PITCHSHIFT));
 		}
 
 		pitch = (float)chan->rate/(1<<PITCHSHIFT);
diff --git a/engine/client/snd_dma.c b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
index 4b95df9da..98dc2bdb3 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_dma.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ static void S_UpdateSoundCard(soundcardinfo_t *sc, qboolean updateonly, channel_
 	int		vol;
 	int		ch_idx;
 	int		skip;
-	int		absstartpos = updateonly?target_chan->pos:0;
+	int		absstartpos = updateonly?sc->GetChannelPos?sc->GetChannelPos(sc, target_chan)<<PITCHSHIFT:target_chan->pos:0;
 	extern cvar_t cl_demospeed;
 	chanupdatereason_t chanupdatetype = updateonly?CUR_UPDATE:CUR_EVERYTHING;