diff --git a/src/burn/drv/irem/d_m72.cpp b/src/burn/drv/irem/d_m72.cpp
index 6dc8e4d5b..b1a6ae427 100644
--- a/src/burn/drv/irem/d_m72.cpp
+++ b/src/burn/drv/irem/d_m72.cpp
@@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ void __fastcall m72_sound_write_port(UINT16 port, UINT8 data)
 		case 0x82:
 			DACSignedWrite(0, data);
 			sample_address = (sample_address + 1) & 0x3ffff;
+			if (!DrvSndROM[sample_address]) {
+				DACWrite(0, 0); // clear dac @ end of sample, fixes distortion in rtype2 level3 after death
+			}
 		return;
 	}
 }