diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index de36851cf..84bae3b4e 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ void deletesprite(int num)
 {
 	if (sprite[num].picnum == MUSICANDSFX && hittype[num].temp_data[0] == 1)
 		S_StopSound(sprite[num].lotag, num);
+	else
+		S_RelinkActorSound(num, -1);
 	::deletesprite(num);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
index 76740b076..8d16b2831 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ int S_PlayActorSound(int soundNum, int spriteNum, int channel, EChanFlags flags)
 		S_PlaySound3D(soundNum, spriteNum, &sprite[spriteNum].pos, channel, flags);
 }
 
+void S_RelinkActorSound(int from, int to)
+{
+	FVector3 pos = GetSoundPos(&sprite[from].pos);
+	soundEngine->RelinkSound(SOURCE_Actor, &sprite[from], to == -1 ? nullptr : &sprite[to], &pos);
+}
+
 void S_StopSound(int sndNum, int sprNum, int channel)
 {
 	if (sprNum < -1 || sprNum >= MAXSPRITES) return;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.h b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.h
index 2412d73f0..56d015451 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int S_DefineSound(unsigned index, const char* filename, int ps, int pe, int pr,
 int S_PlaySound(int num, int channel = CHAN_AUTO, EChanFlags flags = 0, float vol =0.8f);
 int S_PlaySound3D(int num, int spriteNum, const vec3_t* pos, int channel = CHAN_AUTO, EChanFlags flags = 0);
 int S_PlayActorSound(int soundNum, int spriteNum, int channel = CHAN_AUTO, EChanFlags flags = 0);
+void S_RelinkActorSound(int from, int to);
 void S_MenuSound(void);
 
 void S_StopSound(int sndNum, int sprNum = -1, int flags = -1);