diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
index 3e2416a7910..d9bf951cf9a 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ void OSystem_SDL::initBackend() {
 	// allow subclasses to provide their own).
 	if (_mixer == 0) {
 		_mixer = new Audio::Mixer();
-		setSoundCallback(Audio::Mixer::mixCallback, _mixer);
+		bool result = setSoundCallback(Audio::Mixer::mixCallback, _mixer);
+		_mixer->setReady(result);
 	}
 
 	// Create and hook up the timer manager, if none exists yet (we check for
diff --git a/sound/mixer.h b/sound/mixer.h
index b799345558a..bb3e3a711fa 100644
--- a/sound/mixer.h
+++ b/sound/mixer.h
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ public:
 	 * This simply calls the mix() method.
 	 */
 	static void mixCallback(void *s, byte *samples, int len);
+	
+	void setReady(bool ready) { _mixerReady = ready; }
 };