diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 490bffa8b1..f79161dd00 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2786,9 +2786,8 @@ static void stream_component_close(VideoState *is, int stream_index)
     switch (avctx->codec_type) {
     case AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO:
         packet_queue_abort(&is->audioq);
-
-        SDL_CloseAudio();
         frame_queue_signal(&is->sampq);
+        SDL_CloseAudio();
         SDL_WaitThread(is->audio_tid, NULL);
 
         decoder_destroy(&is->auddec);