diff --git a/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp b/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
index ef1ac65ef8..c6ae4fc5fe 100644
--- a/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ static void S_AddSNDINFO (int lump)
 				{
 					sfx = soundEngine->FindSoundTentative(sc.String);
 					auto sfxp = soundEngine->GetWritableSfx(sfx);
-					sfxp->Rolloff;
+					rolloff = &sfxp->Rolloff;
 				}
 				type = ROLLOFF_Doom;
 				if (!sc.CheckFloat())