diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index df5268a7..443f388a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: vbam
 Section: otherosfs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Fernando Tarlá Cardoso Lemos <fernandotcl@gmail.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), cmake, nasm [i386 amd64], libsdl1.2-dev, libgl-dev, libgtkmm-2.4-dev, libgtkglextmm-x11-1.2-dev, libglademm-2.4-dev, libsfml-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), cmake, nasm [i386 amd64], libsdl1.2-dev, libgl-dev, libgtkmm-2.4-dev, libgtkglextmm-x11-1.2-dev, libsfml-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.1
 Homepage: http://www.vbam.com
 
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp b/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp
index 8733ca5c..3afbde09 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ extern bool speedup;
 const float SoundSDL::_delay = 0.1f;
 
 SoundSDL::SoundSDL():
-	_rbuf(0)
+	_rbuf(0),
+	_initialized(false)
 {
 
 }
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ void SoundSDL::soundCallback(void *data, u8 *stream, int len)
 
 void SoundSDL::read(u16 * stream, int length)
 {
-	if (length <= 0 || !emulating)
+	if (!_initialized || length <= 0 || !emulating)
 		return;
 
 	SDL_mutexP(_mutex);
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ void SoundSDL::read(u16 * stream, int length)
 
 void SoundSDL::write(u16 * finalWave, int length)
 {
+	if (!_initialized)
+		return;
+
 	if (SDL_GetAudioStatus() != SDL_AUDIO_PLAYING)
 		SDL_PauseAudio(0);
 
@@ -104,12 +108,16 @@ bool SoundSDL::init(long sampleRate)
 
 	_cond  = SDL_CreateCond();
 	_mutex = SDL_CreateMutex();
+	_initialized = true;
 
 	return true;
 }
 
 SoundSDL::~SoundSDL()
 {
+	if (!_initialized)
+		return;
+
 	SDL_mutexP(_mutex);
 	int iSave = emulating;
 	emulating = 0;
@@ -129,11 +137,17 @@ SoundSDL::~SoundSDL()
 
 void SoundSDL::pause()
 {
+	if (!_initialized)
+		return;
+
 	SDL_PauseAudio(1);
 }
 
 void SoundSDL::resume()
 {
+	if (!_initialized)
+		return;
+
 	SDL_PauseAudio(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL.h b/src/common/SoundSDL.h
index 34c2b729..3d94c123 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL.h
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ private:
 	SDL_cond  * _cond;
 	SDL_mutex * _mutex;
 
+	bool _initialized;
+
 	// Defines what delay in seconds we keep in the sound buffer
 	static const float _delay;