diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bec3bf193..75ee3a599 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Util: Fix realloc semantics in utf16to8
  - ARM7: Fix setting spsr privilege bits when spsr is empty
  - GBA BIOS: Fix ArcTan2 accuracy and boundary conditions
+ - SDL: Fix sporadic crash when deinitializing audio
 Misc:
  - GBA: Slightly optimize GBAProcessEvents
  - Qt: Add preset for DualShock 4
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/main.c b/src/platform/sdl/main.c
index ebbbaae93..27476f846 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/main.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 #endif
 		if (GBAThreadStart(&context)) {
 			renderer.runloop(&context, &renderer);
+			GBASDLPauseAudio(&renderer.audio);
 			GBAThreadJoin(&context);
 		} else {
 			didFail = true;