diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index 40be1b927c..8d64241690 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static FSoundChan *S_StartSound(AActor *actor, const sector_t *sec, const FPolyO
 	FVector3 pos, vel;
 	FRolloffInfo *rolloff;
 
-	if (sound_id <= 0 || volume <= 0)
+	if (sound_id <= 0 || volume <= 0 || nosfx)
 		return NULL;
 
 	int type;
diff --git a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
index b25bbd6fbf..0a946b3c18 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ CVAR (String, snd_output, "default", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Bool, snd_pitched, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 SoundRenderer *GSnd;
+bool nosfx;
 
 void I_CloseSound ();
 
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ public:
 void I_InitSound ()
 {
 	/* Get command line options: */
-	bool nosound = !!Args->CheckParm ("-nosfx") || !!Args->CheckParm ("-nosound");
+	bool nosound = !!Args->CheckParm ("-nosound");
+	nosfx = !!Args->CheckParm ("-nosfx");
 
 	if (nosound)
 	{
diff --git a/src/sound/i_sound.h b/src/sound/i_sound.h
index d8cf166fc5..e5edcbb400 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_sound.h
+++ b/src/sound/i_sound.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 extern SoundRenderer *GSnd;
+extern bool nosfx;
 
 void I_InitSound ();
 void I_ShutdownSound ();