diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index fec991503b..2546c878e8 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -288,10 +288,12 @@ static bool audio_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
    }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SSNES_CONSOLE
    if (g_extern.is_paused)
       return true;
    if (!g_extern.audio_active)
       return false;
+#endif
 
    const float *output_data = NULL;
    unsigned output_frames = 0;
@@ -317,8 +319,10 @@ static bool audio_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
       src_data.data_out = g_extern.audio_data.outsamples;
       src_data.input_frames = dsp_output.samples ? dsp_output.frames : (samples / 2);
 
+#ifndef SSNES_CONSOLE
       if (g_extern.audio_data.rate_control)
          readjust_audio_input_rate();
+#endif
 
       src_data.ratio = g_extern.audio_data.src_ratio;
       if (g_extern.is_slowmotion)
@@ -399,9 +403,15 @@ unsigned audio_sample_batch(const int16_t *data, unsigned frames)
    if (frames > (AUDIO_CHUNK_SIZE_NONBLOCKING >> 1))
       frames = AUDIO_CHUNK_SIZE_NONBLOCKING >> 1;
 
+   memcpy(g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples,
+         data, (frames << 1) * sizeof(int16_t));
+   g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr = frames << 1;
+
    if (g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr >= g_extern.audio_data.chunk_size)
    {
-      g_extern.audio_active = audio_flush(data, frames << 1) && g_extern.audio_active;
+      g_extern.audio_active = audio_flush(g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples,
+            g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr) && g_extern.audio_active;
+
       g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr = 0;
    }