diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
index 7cc13519da..fd52d62d59 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 if (ch == null && allowFallback)
                     ch = loadChannel(s, audio.Sample.Get);
                 return ch;
-            }).ToArray();
+            }).Where(c => c != null).ToArray();
         }
 
         private SampleChannel loadChannel(SampleInfo info, Func<string, SampleChannel> getSampleFunction)