diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 29da359b41..567f953e66 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,10 @@ static void audio_run_out (AudioState *s)
                                 hw_free * sw->info.bytes_per_frame);
             }
 
+            if (hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_out) {
+                hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_out(hw);
+            }
+
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1501,10 +1505,6 @@ size_t audio_generic_write(HWVoiceOut *hw, void *buf, size_t size)
         }
     }
 
-    if (hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_out) {
-        hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_out(hw);
-    }
-
     return total;
 }