diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 81b1fcead4..96a8517b98 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -3032,6 +3032,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         video_disable = 1;
     }
     flags = SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO | SDL_INIT_TIMER;
+    if (audio_disable)
+        flags &= ~SDL_INIT_AUDIO;
 #if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
     flags |= SDL_INIT_EVENTTHREAD; /* Not supported on Windows or Mac OS X */
 #endif