diff --git a/src/libsm64.c b/src/libsm64.c
index fb568c2..3b8d523 100644
--- a/src/libsm64.c
+++ b/src/libsm64.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ SM64_LIB_FN void sm64_audio_init( const uint8_t *rom ) {
 #define SAMPLES_LOW 528
 
 extern SM64_LIB_FN uint32_t sm64_audio_tick( uint32_t numQueuedSamples, uint32_t numDesiredSamples, int16_t *audio_buffer ) {
-    if ( !is_audio_initialized ) {
+    if ( !g_is_audio_initialized ) {
         DEBUG_PRINT("Attempted to tick audio, but sm64_audio_init() has not been called yet.");
         return 0;
     }
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ SM64_LIB_FN void sm64_mario_delete( int32_t marioId )
     struct GlobalState *globalState = ((struct MarioInstance *)s_mario_instance_pool.objects[ marioId ])->globalState;
     global_state_bind( globalState );
 
-    stop_sound(SOUND_MARIO_SNORING3, gMarioState->marioObj->header.gfx.cameraToObject);
+    if ( g_is_audio_initialized ) {
+        stop_sound(SOUND_MARIO_SNORING3, gMarioState->marioObj->header.gfx.cameraToObject);
+    }
 
     free( gMarioObject );
     free_area( gCurrentArea );
diff --git a/src/load_audio_data.c b/src/load_audio_data.c
index 2548d71..3fc5ef5 100644
--- a/src/load_audio_data.c
+++ b/src/load_audio_data.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "decomp/audio/load.h"
 #include "decomp/audio/load_dat.h"
 
-bool is_audio_initialized = false;
+bool g_is_audio_initialized = false;
 
 extern void load_audio_banks( const uint8_t *rom ) {
     // FIXME: rom_copy purposfully leaks here
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ extern void load_audio_banks( const uint8_t *rom ) {
     sound_init();
     sound_reset( 0 );
 
-    is_audio_initialized = true;
+    g_is_audio_initialized = true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/load_audio_data.h b/src/load_audio_data.h
index 9616f27..1e2fb35 100644
--- a/src/load_audio_data.h
+++ b/src/load_audio_data.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-extern bool is_audio_initialized;
+extern bool g_is_audio_initialized;
 
 extern void load_audio_banks( const uint8_t *rom );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/play_sound.c b/src/play_sound.c
index 59ccf5b..27af905 100644
--- a/src/play_sound.c
+++ b/src/play_sound.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 SM64PlaySoundFunctionPtr g_play_sound_func = NULL;
 
 extern void play_sound( uint32_t soundBits, f32 *pos ) {
-    if ( is_audio_initialized ) {
+    if ( g_is_audio_initialized ) {
         DEBUG_PRINT("$ play_sound(%d) request %d; pos %f %f %f\n", soundBits,sSoundRequestCount,pos[0],pos[1],pos[2]);
         sSoundRequests[sSoundRequestCount].soundBits = soundBits;
         sSoundRequests[sSoundRequestCount].position = pos;