diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index df6818ed55..08aec51e70 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -1121,8 +1121,12 @@ static void audio_run_out (AudioState *s)
     HWVoiceOut *hw = NULL;
     SWVoiceOut *sw;
 
-    if (!audio_get_pdo_out(s->dev)->mixing_engine) {
-        while ((hw = audio_pcm_hw_find_any_enabled_out(s, hw))) {
+    while ((hw = audio_pcm_hw_find_any_enabled_out(s, hw))) {
+        size_t played, live, prev_rpos;
+        size_t hw_free = audio_pcm_hw_get_free(hw);
+        int nb_live;
+
+        if (!audio_get_pdo_out(s->dev)->mixing_engine) {
             /* there is exactly 1 sw for each hw with no mixeng */
             sw = hw->sw_head.lh_first;
 
@@ -1137,14 +1141,9 @@ static void audio_run_out (AudioState *s)
             if (sw->active) {
                 sw->callback.fn(sw->callback.opaque, INT_MAX);
             }
-        }
-        return;
-    }
 
-    while ((hw = audio_pcm_hw_find_any_enabled_out(s, hw))) {
-        size_t played, live, prev_rpos;
-        size_t hw_free = audio_pcm_hw_get_free(hw);
-        int nb_live;
+            continue;
+        }
 
         for (sw = hw->sw_head.lh_first; sw; sw = sw->entries.le_next) {
             if (sw->active) {