1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/audio/sdlaudio.c b/audio/sdlaudio.c
index b95a7e0ab4..1140f2ea0a 100644
--- a/audio/sdlaudio.c
+++ b/audio/sdlaudio.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static struct SDLAudioState {
     SDL_mutex *mutex;
     SDL_sem *sem;
     int initialized;
+    bool driver_created;
 } glob_sdl;
 typedef struct SDLAudioState SDLAudioState;
 
@@ -393,6 +394,10 @@ static int sdl_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
 static void *sdl_audio_init (void)
 {
     SDLAudioState *s = &glob_sdl;
+    if (s->driver_created) {
+        sdl_logerr("Can't create multiple sdl backends\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     if (SDL_InitSubSystem (SDL_INIT_AUDIO)) {
         sdl_logerr ("SDL failed to initialize audio subsystem\n");
@@ -414,6 +419,7 @@ static void *sdl_audio_init (void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    s->driver_created = true;
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -424,6 +430,7 @@ static void sdl_audio_fini (void *opaque)
     SDL_DestroySemaphore (s->sem);
     SDL_DestroyMutex (s->mutex);
     SDL_QuitSubSystem (SDL_INIT_AUDIO);
+    s->driver_created = false;
 }
 
 static struct audio_option sdl_options[] = {