diff --git a/libavfilter/af_amultiply.c b/libavfilter/af_amultiply.c
index 3d8782002b..0e2bdacd8f 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_amultiply.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_amultiply.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ static int activate(AVFilterContext *ctx)
                                      plane_samples);
             }
         }
-        emms_c();
 
         av_frame_free(&s->frames[0]);
         av_frame_free(&s->frames[1]);