diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index b9ea2c63c7d..dbb865aa8ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -3651,7 +3651,7 @@ void BKE_sequence_sound_init(Scene *scene, Sequence *seq)
 			seq->scene_sound = sound_add_scene_sound_defaults(scene, seq);
 		}
 		if (seq->scene) {
-			sound_scene_add_scene_sound_defaults(scene, seq);
+			seq->scene_sound = sound_scene_add_scene_sound_defaults(scene, seq);
 		}
 	}
 }