diff --git a/lib/sound/openal_track.cpp b/lib/sound/openal_track.cpp
index 76c54d6d055..20343801783 100644
--- a/lib/sound/openal_track.cpp
+++ b/lib/sound/openal_track.cpp
@@ -1034,9 +1034,9 @@ AUDIO_STREAM *sound_PlayStream(const char* fileName, bool bufferEntireStream,
 		alDeleteBuffers(buffer_count, alBuffersIds);
 
 	_error:
+		alDeleteSources(1, &stream->source);
 		delete stream;
 		delete decoder;
-		alDeleteSources(1, &stream->source);
 		return nullptr;
 }