--- src/linux/snd_linux.c.orig	Tue Jan  9 17:28:56 2007
+++ src/linux/snd_linux.c	Tue Jan  9 17:29:28 2007
@@ -115,15 +115,6 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (ioctl(audio_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE, &info)==-1)
-	{   
-		perror("GETOSPACE");
-		Com_Printf("SNDDMA_Init: GETOSPACE ioctl failed.\n");
-		close(audio_fd);
-		audio_fd = -1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-    
 // set sample bits & speed
 
 	dma.samplebits = (int)sndbits->value;
@@ -211,6 +202,15 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (ioctl(audio_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE, &info)==-1)
+	{   
+		perror("GETOSPACE");
+		Com_Printf("SNDDMA_Init: GETOSPACE ioctl failed.\n");
+		close(audio_fd);
+		audio_fd = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+    
 	dma.samples = info.fragstotal * info.fragsize / (dma.samplebits/8);
 	dma.submission_chunk = 1;