diff --git a/libmve/mvelib.h b/libmve/mvelib.h
index 114a6035..abb1d34f 100644
--- a/libmve/mvelib.h
+++ b/libmve/mvelib.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ void MVE_rmEndMovie(MVESTREAM *mve);
 
 void MVE_getVideoSpec(MVE_videoSpec *vSpec);
 
-void MVE_sndInit(int x);
+// Initialize MVE sound. Set `enable` to false if sound should not be enabled.
+void MVE_sndInit(const bool enable);
 
 void MVE_ioCallbacks(mve_cb_Read io_read);
 void MVE_memCallbacks(mve_cb_Alloc mem_alloc, mve_cb_Free mem_free);
diff --git a/libmve/mveplay.cpp b/libmve/mveplay.cpp
index 7c672d13..272e47fa 100644
--- a/libmve/mveplay.cpp
+++ b/libmve/mveplay.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int play_audio_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned
 static int audio_data_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned char *data, int len, void *context) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
   static const int selected_chan = 1;
-  if (snd_ds->IsInitialized()) {
+  if (snd_ds && snd_ds->IsInitialized()) {
     int chan = get_ushort(data + 2);
     int size = get_ushort(data + 4);
     if (chan & selected_chan) {
@@ -470,11 +470,12 @@ void MVE_rmEndMovie(MVESTREAM *mve) {
 
 void MVE_rmHoldMovie() { timer_started = 0; }
 
-void MVE_sndInit(int x) {
+void MVE_sndInit(const bool enable) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
-  if (x == -1)
-    mve_audio_enabled = 0;
-  else
+  if (enable) {
     mve_audio_enabled = 1;
+  } else {
+    mve_audio_enabled = 0;
+  }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/movie/d3movie.cpp b/movie/d3movie.cpp
index 01aa91b6..7832f6cf 100644
--- a/movie/d3movie.cpp
+++ b/movie/d3movie.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "args.h"
 #include "movie.h"
 #include "mvelib.h"
 #include "pserror.h"
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ void mve_ClearRect(int16_t x1, int16_t y1, int16_t x2, int16_t y2) {
 
 #ifndef NO_MOVIES
 bool mve_InitSound() {
-  MVE_sndInit(1);
+  MVE_sndInit(FindArg("-nosound") == 0);
 
   return true;
 }