diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/CfgHelpers.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/CfgHelpers.cpp
index 89c73d43ff..f7e001b6d9 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/CfgHelpers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/CfgHelpers.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void CfgSetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 	FileLog("CfgSetSettingsDir(%s)\n", dir);
 	path = wxString::FromAscii(dir) + L"/spu2-x.ini";
 	pathSet = true;
-	initIni();
+	//initIni();
 }
 
 void CfgWriteBool(const wchar_t* Section, const wchar_t* Name, bool Value)
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
index 68e27c4dea..2462f0970d 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ void DisplayDialog()
 
 void configure()
 {
+	initIni();
 	ReadSettings();
 	DisplayDialog();
 	WriteSettings();
+	delete spuConfig;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.h b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.h
index 0e1a979142..73406a3c36 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.h
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Linux/Config.h
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@ void configure();
 void AboutBox();
 extern wxFileConfig *spuConfig;
 extern bool pathSet;
+extern void initIni();
 #endif // CONFIG_H_INCLUDED