diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index f5e518c6e..c3189a790 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ ReadMusicDefFields
 			}
 			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "volume"))
 			{
-				def->volume = atoi(textline);
+				def->volume = atoi(textline) / VOLUME_DIVIDER;
 				def->legacy = false;
 			}
 			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "contentidunsafe"))