diff --git a/audio/out/ao_oss.c b/audio/out/ao_oss.c
index 0461bdcac1..283b960255 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_oss.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_oss.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ static void uninit(struct ao *ao, bool immed)
 static void close_device(struct ao *ao)
 {
     struct priv *p = ao->priv;
-    ioctl(p->audio_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_RESET, NULL);
     close(p->audio_fd);
     p->audio_fd = -1;
 }