diff --git a/source/audiolib/src/driver_winmm.cpp b/source/audiolib/src/driver_winmm.cpp
index 58916e989..87a93b948 100644
--- a/source/audiolib/src/driver_winmm.cpp
+++ b/source/audiolib/src/driver_winmm.cpp
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ int WinMMDrv_MIDI_StartPlayback(void (*service)(void))
         return WinMMErr_Error;
     }
 
+    midiLastDivision = 0;
+
     return WinMMErr_Ok;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/audiolib/src/midi.cpp b/source/audiolib/src/midi.cpp
index 60ff56f66..c9be779af 100644
--- a/source/audiolib/src/midi.cpp
+++ b/source/audiolib/src/midi.cpp
@@ -776,12 +776,12 @@ int MIDI_PlaySong(char *song, int loopflag)
 
     _MIDI_Reset = FALSE;
 
-    MIDI_SetTempo(120);
-
     // this can either stay like this, or I can add another field to the MIDI driver spec that holds the service callback
     if (SoundDriver_MIDI_StartPlayback(ASS_MIDISoundDriver == ASS_OPL3 ? _MIDI_ServiceMultivoc : _MIDI_ServiceRoutine) != MIDI_Ok)
         return MIDI_DriverError;
 
+    MIDI_SetTempo(120);
+
     _MIDI_SongLoaded = TRUE;
     _MIDI_SongActive = TRUE;