diff --git a/engines/xeen/map.cpp b/engines/xeen/map.cpp
index 1dc700ac73a..c623e994a52 100644
--- a/engines/xeen/map.cpp
+++ b/engines/xeen/map.cpp
@@ -901,8 +901,7 @@ void Map::load(int mapId) {
 		} else {
 			musName = "outdoors.m";
 		}
-		if (musName != sound._currentMusic)
-			sound.playSong(musName, 207);
+		sound.playSong(musName, 207);
 
 		// Load sprite sets needed for scene rendering
 		_groundSprites.load("water.out");
@@ -938,8 +937,7 @@ void Map::load(int mapId) {
 		} else {
 			musName = Res.MUSIC_FILES1[MUS_INDEXES[_mazeData->_wallKind]];
 		}
-		if (musName != sound._currentMusic)
-			sound.playSong(musName, 207);
+		sound.playSong(musName, 207);
 
 		// Load sprite sets needed for scene rendering
 		_skySprites[1].load(Common::String::format("%s.sky",
diff --git a/engines/xeen/sound.cpp b/engines/xeen/sound.cpp
index d12f6eba06f..b72bbbe63eb 100644
--- a/engines/xeen/sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/xeen/sound.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ void Sound::playSong(Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 }
 
 void Sound::playSong(const Common::String &name, int param) {
+	if (isMusicPlaying() && name == _currentMusic)
+		return;
 	_currentMusic = name;
 
 	Common::File mf;