diff --git a/Audio/soundout.cpp b/Audio/soundout.cpp
index 48fe0a4fc..c7b525025 100644
--- a/Audio/soundout.cpp
+++ b/Audio/soundout.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ void SoundOutput::stop ()
       m_stream->reset ();
       m_stream->stop ();
     }
-  m_stream.reset ();
 }
 
 qreal SoundOutput::attenuation () const