diff --git a/src/Backends/Audio/SoftwareMixer/Solaris.cpp b/src/Backends/Audio/SoftwareMixer/Solaris.cpp
index 5c95f1b0..49e97389 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Audio/SoftwareMixer/Solaris.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Audio/SoftwareMixer/Solaris.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline int soundWait() {
     int previousEOF = audioInfo.play.eof;
 
     while(audioInfo.play.eof - previousEOF < 1) {
-        if(playedNow >= buffersWritten) {
+        if(previousEOF >= buffersWritten) {
             Backend_PrintError("Audio overflow.\n");
             break;
         }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline int soundWait() {
 
         ioctl(sndfp, AUDIO_GETINFO, &audioInfo); // Get the new current EOF
     }
-    return playedNow;
+    return previousEOF;
 }
 
 static inline void feedOutSound(long* mix) {