diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c b/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
index 6cc722a4..e37b4d38 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_snd.c
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ qboolean SNDDMA_Init(void)
 	SDL_AudioSpec desired;
 	SDL_AudioSpec obtained;
 	int tmp;
+#ifdef USE_SDL_AUDIO_CAPTURE
+	SDL_version sdlVersion;
+#endif
 
 	if (snd_inited)
 		return qtrue;
@@ -286,7 +289,13 @@ qboolean SNDDMA_Init(void)
 #ifdef USE_SDL_AUDIO_CAPTURE
 	// !!! FIXME: some of these SDL_OpenAudioDevice() values should be cvars.
 	s_sdlCapture = Cvar_Get( "s_sdlCapture", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
-	if (!s_sdlCapture->integer)
+	// !!! FIXME: hopefully pulseaudio capture will be fixed in SDL 2.0.9... https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4087
+	SDL_GetVersion(&sdlVersion);
+	if (sdlVersion.major == 2 && sdlVersion.minor == 0 && sdlVersion.patch < 9 && Q_stricmp(SDL_GetCurrentAudioDriver(), "pulseaudio") == 0)
+	{
+		Com_Printf("SDL audio capture support disabled (pulseaudio capture does not work correctly with SDL %d.%d.%d)\n", sdlVersion.major, sdlVersion.minor, sdlVersion.patch);
+	}
+	else if (!s_sdlCapture->integer)
 	{
 		Com_Printf("SDL audio capture support disabled by user ('+set s_sdlCapture 1' to enable)\n");
 	}