diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f4cca9f3f..2c6666774 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ 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 e0ad73eac..dab32bc10 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/main.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ int mSDLRun(struct mSDLRenderer* renderer, struct mArguments* args) {
 #endif
 		if (mCoreThreadStart(&thread)) {
 			renderer->runloop(renderer, &thread);
+			mSDLPauseAudio(&renderer->audio);
 			mCoreThreadJoin(&thread);
 		} else {
 			didFail = true;