diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index b12f2f361..6fbb9cb26 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 				if (!Music_Playing("level_nosync"))
 				{
 					// Do not stop level_nosync
-					Music_Play(Music_Song("level_nosync")[0] ? "level_nosync" : "level");
+					Music_Play((gametyperules & GTR_NOPOSITION) ? "level_nosync" : "level");
 				}
 			}
 			else if (starttime != introtime)