diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index 2785878fb08..69d8713ec8b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void seq_free_sequence(Scene *scene, Sequence *seq)
 		if (ed->act_seq==seq)
 			ed->act_seq= NULL;
 
-		if(seq->scene_sound)
+		if(seq->scene_sound && ELEM(seq->type, SEQ_SOUND, SEQ_SCENE))
 			sound_remove_scene_sound(scene, seq->scene_sound);
 
 		seq_free_animdata(scene, seq);
@@ -3399,6 +3399,7 @@ Sequence *alloc_sequence(ListBase *lb, int cfra, int machine)
 	seq->mul= 1.0;
 	seq->blend_opacity = 100.0;
 	seq->volume = 1.0f;
+	seq->scene_sound = NULL;
 
 	return seq;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 8501c11e5d5..0b4b27bcbfa 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -4368,6 +4368,7 @@ static void lib_link_scene(FileData *fd, Main *main)
 
 			SEQ_BEGIN(sce->ed, seq) {
 				if(seq->ipo) seq->ipo= newlibadr_us(fd, sce->id.lib, seq->ipo);
+				seq->scene_sound = NULL;
 				if(seq->scene) {
 					seq->scene= newlibadr(fd, sce->id.lib, seq->scene);
 					seq->scene_sound = sound_scene_add_scene_sound(sce, seq, seq->startdisp, seq->enddisp, seq->startofs + seq->anim_startofs);