diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index 0e0379bd9..cfd2e1223 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -6013,6 +6013,8 @@ static void G_Startup(void)
     else if (artLoadFiles("tiles%03d.art",MAXCACHE1DSIZE) < 0)
         G_GameExit("Failed loading art.");
 
+    cacheAllSounds();
+
     // Make the fullscreen nuke logo background non-fullbright.  Has to be
     // after dynamic tile remapping (from C_Compile) and loading tiles.
     picanm[LOADSCREEN].sf |= PICANM_NOFULLBRIGHT_BIT;
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
index 0e5a45a08..d6f2559eb 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ void G_CacheMapData(void)
 
     uint32_t const cacheStartTime = timerGetTicks();
 
-    cacheAllSounds();
     cacheFlaggedTiles();
 
     for (int i=0; i<numwalls; i++)