diff --git a/scumm/sound.cpp b/scumm/sound.cpp
index 91f007e6849..cf0e42d9ab2 100644
--- a/scumm/sound.cpp
+++ b/scumm/sound.cpp
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void Sound::startSfxSound(File *file, int file_size, PlayingSoundHandle *handle,
 	}
 
 	if (_scumm->_imuseDigital) {
-		_scumm->_imuseDigital->stopSound(kTalkSoundID);
+		//_scumm->_imuseDigital->stopSound(kTalkSoundID);
 		_scumm->_imuseDigital->startVoice(kTalkSoundID, input);
 	} else {
 		_scumm->_mixer->playInputStream(handle, input, false, 255, 0, id);
diff --git a/scumm/string.cpp b/scumm/string.cpp
index be1c9128f3d..1f85b44f9ab 100644
--- a/scumm/string.cpp
+++ b/scumm/string.cpp
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ const byte *ScummEngine::translateTextAndPlaySpeech(const byte *ptr) {
 		// Play speech
 		if (!(_features & GF_DEMO) && (_gameId == GID_CMI)) // CMI demo does not have .IMX for voice
 			strcat(pointer, ".IMX");
-		_imuseDigital->stopSound(kTalkSoundID);
+//		_imuseDigital->stopSound(kTalkSoundID);
 		_imuseDigital->startVoice(kTalkSoundID, pointer);
 
 		ptr = _transText;