diff --git a/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.c b/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.c
index ba75fb987..f517f7a88 100644
--- a/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.c
+++ b/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.c
@@ -193,10 +193,7 @@ openAL_Init (audio_Driver *driver, sint32 flags)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	
-	if (optStereoSFX)
-		alDistanceModel (AL_INVERSE_DISTANCE);
-	else
-		alDistanceModel (AL_NONE);
+	alDistanceModel (AL_INVERSE_DISTANCE);
 
 	(void) driver; // eat compiler warning
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.h b/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.h
index 1635eb276..0b770fac5 100644
--- a/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.h
+++ b/sc2/src/libs/sound/openal/audiodrv_openal.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "libs/sound/sound.h"
-#include "options.h"
 #include "endian_uqm.h"
 
 #if defined (__APPLE__)
diff --git a/sc2/src/libs/sound/sfx.c b/sc2/src/libs/sound/sfx.c
index e8af8b808..cabb58f9c 100644
--- a/sc2/src/libs/sound/sfx.c
+++ b/sc2/src/libs/sound/sfx.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 static void CheckFinishedChannels (void);
 
+static const SoundPosition notPositional = {FALSE};
 
 void
 PlayChannel (COUNT channel, SOUND snd, SoundPosition pos,
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@ PlayChannel (COUNT channel, SOUND snd, SoundPosition pos,
 	soundSource[channel].sample = sample;
 	soundSource[channel].positional_object = positional_object;
 	
-	if (optStereoSFX)
-		UpdateSoundPosition (channel, pos);
+	UpdateSoundPosition (channel, optStereoSFX ? pos : notPositional);
 
 	audio_Sourcei (soundSource[channel].handle, audio_BUFFER,
 			sample->buffer[0]);