diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index 5c27676b6a..66205bc53d 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -975,24 +975,15 @@ bool audio_driver_toggle_mute(void)
 
 bool audio_driver_start(bool is_shutdown)
 {
+   settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
    if (!current_audio || !current_audio->start 
          || !audio_driver_context_audio_data)
       return false;
-   return current_audio->start(audio_driver_context_audio_data, is_shutdown);
-}
-
-bool audio_driver_stop(void)
-{
-   if (!current_audio || !current_audio->stop 
-         || !audio_driver_context_audio_data)
+   if (audio_driver_alive())
       return false;
-   return current_audio->stop(audio_driver_context_audio_data);
-}
-
-void audio_driver_unset_callback(void)
-{
-   audio_callback.callback  = NULL;
-   audio_callback.set_state = NULL;
+   if (!settings || settings->audio.mute_enable)
+      return false;
+   return current_audio->start(audio_driver_context_audio_data, is_shutdown);
 }
 
 bool audio_driver_alive(void)
@@ -1004,6 +995,22 @@ bool audio_driver_alive(void)
    return false;
 }
 
+bool audio_driver_stop(void)
+{
+   if (!current_audio || !current_audio->stop 
+         || !audio_driver_context_audio_data)
+      return false;
+   if (!audio_driver_alive())
+      return false;
+   return current_audio->stop(audio_driver_context_audio_data);
+}
+
+void audio_driver_unset_callback(void)
+{
+   audio_callback.callback  = NULL;
+   audio_callback.set_state = NULL;
+}
+
 void audio_driver_frame_is_reverse(void)
 {
    /* We just rewound. Flush rewind audio buffer. */
diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 8d39410e70..3d99290183 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -2076,24 +2076,15 @@ bool command_event(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
          command_event_save_auto_state();
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_AUDIO_STOP:
-         if (!audio_driver_alive())
-            return false;
-
          if (!audio_driver_stop())
             return false;
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_AUDIO_START:
+         if (!audio_driver_start(runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN, NULL)))
          {
-            settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
-            if (audio_driver_alive())
-               return false;
-
-            if (settings && !settings->audio.mute_enable && !audio_driver_start(runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN, NULL)))
-            {
-               RARCH_ERR("%s\n",
-                     msg_hash_to_str(MSG_FAILED_TO_START_AUDIO_DRIVER));
-               audio_driver_unset_active();
-            }
+            RARCH_ERR("%s\n",
+                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_FAILED_TO_START_AUDIO_DRIVER));
+            audio_driver_unset_active();
          }
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_AUDIO_MUTE_TOGGLE: