diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.cpp
index 685d5365a8..fe68d0eb6c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void PulseAudio::SoundLoop()
 
 	if (PulseInit())
 	{
-		while (m_run_thread && m_pa_connected == 1 && m_pa_error >= 0)
+		while (m_run_thread.load() && m_pa_connected == 1 && m_pa_error >= 0)
 			m_pa_error = pa_mainloop_iterate(m_pa_ml, 1, NULL);
 
 		if(m_pa_error < 0)
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
index d3087df263..3164a4ee94 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <atomic>
+
 #include "Common.h"
 #include "SoundStream.h"
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ private:
 	static void UnderflowCallback(pa_stream *s, void *userdata);
 
 	std::thread m_thread;
-	bool m_run_thread;
+	std::atomic<bool> m_run_thread;
 
 	int m_pa_error;
 	int m_pa_connected;