diff --git a/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_sound/ib_sound_nng.c b/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_sound/ib_sound_nng.c
index 9abcb3d..31b81e2 100644
--- a/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_sound/ib_sound_nng.c
+++ b/src/dp_doom/linuxdoom-1.10/ib_sound/ib_sound_nng.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "../ib_sound.h"
+#include "../m_argv.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <dp_common.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ static void Callback(void *user_data, Uint8 *output_buffer, int bytes_to_do)
 
 int IB_StartupSound(void (*initial_callback)(unsigned int output_sample_rate, void *user_data), void (*_audio_callback)(short* output_buffer, size_t frames_to_do, void *user_data), void *user_data)
 {
+    const int nosound = M_CheckParm("-nosound");
+
     SDL_AudioSpec desired_audio_specification;
     SDL_AudioSpec obtained_audio_specification;
 
@@ -36,9 +39,9 @@ int IB_StartupSound(void (*initial_callback)(unsigned int output_sample_rate, vo
     desired_audio_specification.callback = Callback;
     desired_audio_specification.userdata = user_data;
 
-    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO))
+    if (nosound || SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO))
     {
-        dp_sdl_error("IB_StartupSound: SDL_INIT_AUDIO failed, using hacks");
+        //dp_sdl_error("IB_StartupSound: SDL_INIT_AUDIO failed, using hacks");
         initial_callback(desired_audio_specification.freq, user_data);
         return 1;
     }