diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
index 18aa75d1ae..5e494b5e95 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ void UpdateSoundStream()
   }
 }
 
-void ClearAudioBuffer(bool mute)
+void SetSoundStreamRunning(bool running)
 {
   if (g_sound_stream)
-    g_sound_stream->Clear(mute);
+    g_sound_stream->Clear(running);
 }
 
 void SendAIBuffer(const short* samples, unsigned int num_samples)
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h
index 6216d9e0a2..37f1e63eb8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bool SupportsDPL2Decoder(const std::string& backend);
 bool SupportsLatencyControl(const std::string& backend);
 bool SupportsVolumeChanges(const std::string& backend);
 void UpdateSoundStream();
-void ClearAudioBuffer(bool mute);
+void SetSoundStreamRunning(bool running);
 void SendAIBuffer(const short* samples, unsigned int num_samples);
 void StartAudioDump();
 void StopAudioDump();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
index 93b768f6fd..b836a9ad7e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void RunAdjacentSystems(bool running)
 {
   // NOTE: We're assuming these will not try to call Break or EnableStepping.
   Fifo::EmulatorState(running);
-  AudioCommon::ClearAudioBuffer(!running);
+  AudioCommon::SetSoundStreamRunning(running);
 }
 
 void Stop()