diff --git a/src/sdl/al_sound.c b/src/sdl/al_sound.c
index 703f38a3c..51863cddd 100644
--- a/src/sdl/al_sound.c
+++ b/src/sdl/al_sound.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,9 @@ void I_SetInternalMusicVolume(UINT8 volume)
 
 void I_StopFadingSong(void)
 {
+	if (fading_id)
+		SDL_RemoveTimer(fading_id);
+
 	is_fading = false;
 	fading_source = fading_target = fading_timer = fading_duration = 0;
 	// don't unset fading_nocleanup here just yet; fading_callback is cleaned up