diff --git a/src/sound/openal.c b/src/sound/openal.c
index dead49c3a..9483d1648 100644
--- a/src/sound/openal.c
+++ b/src/sound/openal.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *		Interface to the OpenAL sound processing library.
  *
- * Version:	@(#)openal.c	1.0.4	2018/02/11
+ * Version:	@(#)openal.c	1.0.5	2018/02/19
  *
  * Authors:	Sarah Walker, <http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/>
  *		Miran Grca, <mgrca8@gmail.com>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "../86box.h"
 #include "sound.h"
+#include "midi.h"
 
 
 #define FREQ	48000
@@ -131,28 +132,43 @@ initalmain(int argc, char *argv[])
 void
 inital(void)
 {
-    if (initialized) return;
-
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
     float *buf = NULL, *cd_buf = NULL, *midi_buf = NULL;
     int16_t *buf_int16 = NULL, *cd_buf_int16 = NULL, *midi_buf_int16 = NULL;
     int c;
 
+    char *mdn;
+    int init_midi = 0;
+
+    if (initialized) return;
+
+    mdn = midi_device_get_internal_name(midi_device_current);
+    if (strcmp(mdn, "none") && strcmp(mdn, SYSTEM_MIDI_INTERNAL_NAME))
+	init_midi = 1;	/* If the device is neither none, nor system MIDI, initialize the
+			   MIDI buffer and source, otherwise, do not. */
+
+#ifdef USE_OPENAL
+
     if (sound_is_float) {
 	buf = (float *) malloc((BUFLEN << 1) * sizeof(float));
 	cd_buf = (float *) malloc((CD_BUFLEN << 1) * sizeof(float));
-	midi_buf = (float *) malloc(midi_buf_size * sizeof(float));
+	if (init_midi)
+		midi_buf = (float *) malloc(midi_buf_size * sizeof(float));
     } else {
 	buf_int16 = (int16_t *) malloc((BUFLEN << 1) * sizeof(int16_t));
 	cd_buf_int16 = (int16_t *) malloc((CD_BUFLEN << 1) * sizeof(int16_t));
-	midi_buf_int16 = (int16_t *) malloc(midi_buf_size * sizeof(int16_t));
+	if (init_midi)
+		midi_buf_int16 = (int16_t *) malloc(midi_buf_size * sizeof(int16_t));
     }
 
     alGenBuffers(4, buffers);
     alGenBuffers(4, buffers_cd);
-    alGenBuffers(4, buffers_midi);
+    if (init_midi)
+	alGenBuffers(4, buffers_midi);
 
-    alGenSources(3, source);
+    if (init_midi)
+	alGenSources(3, source);
+    else
+	alGenSources(2, source);
 
     alSource3f(source[0], AL_POSITION,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     alSource3f(source[0], AL_VELOCITY,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
@@ -164,47 +180,57 @@ inital(void)
     alSource3f(source[1], AL_DIRECTION,       0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     alSourcef (source[1], AL_ROLLOFF_FACTOR,  0.0          );
     alSourcei (source[1], AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE, AL_TRUE      );
-    alSource3f(source[2], AL_POSITION,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-    alSource3f(source[2], AL_VELOCITY,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-    alSource3f(source[2], AL_DIRECTION,       0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-    alSourcef (source[2], AL_ROLLOFF_FACTOR,  0.0          );
-    alSourcei (source[2], AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE, AL_TRUE      );
+    if (init_midi) {
+	alSource3f(source[2], AL_POSITION,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+	alSource3f(source[2], AL_VELOCITY,        0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+	alSource3f(source[2], AL_DIRECTION,       0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+	alSourcef (source[2], AL_ROLLOFF_FACTOR,  0.0          );
+	alSourcei (source[2], AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE, AL_TRUE      );
+    }
 
     if (sound_is_float) {
 	memset(buf,0,BUFLEN*2*sizeof(float));
 	memset(cd_buf,0,BUFLEN*2*sizeof(float));
-	memset(midi_buf,0,midi_buf_size*sizeof(float));
+	if (init_midi)
+		memset(midi_buf,0,midi_buf_size*sizeof(float));
     } else {
 	memset(buf_int16,0,BUFLEN*2*sizeof(int16_t));
 	memset(cd_buf_int16,0,BUFLEN*2*sizeof(int16_t));
-	memset(midi_buf_int16,0,midi_buf_size*sizeof(int16_t));
+	if (init_midi)
+		memset(midi_buf_int16,0,midi_buf_size*sizeof(int16_t));
     }
 
     for (c=0; c<4; c++) {
 	if (sound_is_float) {
 		alBufferData(buffers[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32, buf, BUFLEN*2*sizeof(float), FREQ);
 		alBufferData(buffers_cd[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32, cd_buf, CD_BUFLEN*2*sizeof(float), CD_FREQ);
-		alBufferData(buffers_midi[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32, midi_buf, midi_buf_size*sizeof(float), midi_freq);
+		if (init_midi)
+			alBufferData(buffers_midi[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO_FLOAT32, midi_buf, midi_buf_size*sizeof(float), midi_freq);
 	} else {
 		alBufferData(buffers[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO16, buf_int16, BUFLEN*2*sizeof(int16_t), FREQ);
 		alBufferData(buffers_cd[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO16, cd_buf_int16, CD_BUFLEN*2*sizeof(int16_t), CD_FREQ);
-		alBufferData(buffers_midi[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO16, midi_buf_int16, midi_buf_size*sizeof(int16_t), midi_freq);
+		if (init_midi)
+			alBufferData(buffers_midi[c], AL_FORMAT_STEREO16, midi_buf_int16, midi_buf_size*sizeof(int16_t), midi_freq);
 	}
     }
 
     alSourceQueueBuffers(source[0], 4, buffers);
     alSourceQueueBuffers(source[1], 4, buffers_cd);
-    alSourceQueueBuffers(source[2], 4, buffers_midi);
+    if (init_midi)
+	alSourceQueueBuffers(source[2], 4, buffers_midi);
     alSourcePlay(source[0]);
     alSourcePlay(source[1]);
-    alSourcePlay(source[2]);
+    if (init_midi)
+	alSourcePlay(source[2]);
 
     if (sound_is_float) {
-	free(midi_buf);
+	if (init_midi)
+		free(midi_buf);
 	free(cd_buf);
 	free(buf);
     } else {
-	free(midi_buf_int16);
+	if (init_midi)
+		free(midi_buf_int16);
 	free(cd_buf_int16);
 	free(buf_int16);
     }