diff --git a/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/MMIOHandlerAudio.java b/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/MMIOHandlerAudio.java
index 10c74d771..40022352d 100644
--- a/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/MMIOHandlerAudio.java
+++ b/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/MMIOHandlerAudio.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import jpcsp.Allegrex.compiler.RuntimeContextLLE;
 import jpcsp.HLE.modules.sceAudio;
+import jpcsp.hardware.Audio;
 import jpcsp.memory.mmio.audio.AudioLine;
 import jpcsp.state.StateInputStream;
 import jpcsp.state.StateOutputStream;
@@ -135,6 +136,11 @@ private int sendAudioData(int value, int line, int index, int[] data, int interr
 		if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
 			log.trace(String.format("sendAudioData value=0x%08X, line=%d, index=0x%X, interrupt=%d", value, line, index, interrupt));
 		}
+
+		if (Audio.isMuted()) {
+			value = 0;
+		}
+
 		data[index++] = value;
 
 		if (index >= data.length) {
diff --git a/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/audio/AudioLine.java b/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/audio/AudioLine.java
index 2f67074fe..a67cf84a7 100644
--- a/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/audio/AudioLine.java
+++ b/src/jpcsp/memory/mmio/audio/AudioLine.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.lwjgl.LWJGLException;
+import org.lwjgl.openal.AL;
 import org.lwjgl.openal.AL10;
 
 import jpcsp.memory.mmio.MMIOHandlerAudio;
@@ -39,11 +41,24 @@ public class AudioLine implements IState {
 	private int frequency = 44100;
 
 	public AudioLine() {
+		initOpenAL();
+
 		soundBufferManager = SoundBufferManager.getInstance();
 		alSource = AL10.alGenSources();
 		AL10.alSourcei(alSource, AL10.AL_LOOPING, AL10.AL_FALSE);
 	}
 
+	private static void initOpenAL() {
+		// Initialize OpenAL
+		if (!AL.isCreated()) {
+			try {
+				AL.create();
+			} catch (LWJGLException e) {
+				log.error(e);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void alSourcePlay() {
 		int state = AL10.alGetSourcei(alSource, AL10.AL_SOURCE_STATE);
 		if (state != AL10.AL_PLAYING) {