diff --git a/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m b/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m
index 44a11b1a0..029dd0ea7 100644
--- a/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m
+++ b/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ static void COREAUDIO_CloseDevice(_THIS)
 
     /* dispose of the audio queue before waiting on the thread, or it might stall for a long time! */
     if (this->hidden->audioQueue) {
+        AudioQueueFlush(this->hidden->audioQueue);
+        AudioQueueStop(this->hidden->audioQueue, 0);
         AudioQueueDispose(this->hidden->audioQueue, 0);
     }