diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/DSoundStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/DSoundStream.cpp
index a81c3d2f26..41a1dd9951 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/DSoundStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/DSoundStream.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bool DSound::CreateBuffer()
 
 	// Fill out DSound buffer description.
 	dsbdesc.dwSize  = sizeof(DSBUFFERDESC);
-	dsbdesc.dwFlags = DSBCAPS_GETCURRENTPOSITION2 | DSBCAPS_STICKYFOCUS | DSBCAPS_CTRLVOLUME;
+	dsbdesc.dwFlags = DSBCAPS_GETCURRENTPOSITION2 | DSBCAPS_CTRLVOLUME | DSBCAPS_GLOBALFOCUS;
 	dsbdesc.dwBufferBytes = bufferSize = BUFSIZE;
 	dsbdesc.lpwfxFormat = (WAVEFORMATEX *)&pcmwf;
 	dsbdesc.guid3DAlgorithm = DS3DALG_DEFAULT;