diff --git a/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c b/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
index 4854fb1151529f7003d34f0add30a488f7ba2e0e..98f89ed728b317eb7c9bb3166cc66a8edf1f18cd 100644
--- a/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/alsa/SDL_alsa_audio.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ ALSA_WaitDevice(_THIS)
          */
         /* Check every 10 loops */
         if (this->hidden->parent && (((++cnt) % 10) == 0)) {
-            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0) {
+            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
                 this->enabled = 0;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c b/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
index 64b1c69d4594aa0d1d766df1f64235a90ee0d1de..b2b79bc6f8bb71c58ace44c66d0b8681012c7387 100644
--- a/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #endif
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "SDL_timer.h"
 #include "SDL_audio.h"
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ ARTS_WaitDevice(_THIS)
          */
         /* Check every 10 loops */
         if (this->hidden->parent && (((++cnt) % 10) == 0)) {
-            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0) {
+            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
                 this->enabled = 0;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c b/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
index 62a72dc26f2d5509d52f85dda5110c3705dd76a2..6ab6c1a287cf51c14e739bfd03fabd3c01da0037 100644
--- a/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ DMA_WaitDevice(_THIS)
            that use a different process id for each thread.
          */
         if (parent && (((++cnt) % 10) == 0)) {  /* Check every 10 loops */
-            if (kill(parent, 0) < 0) {
+            if (kill(parent, 0) < 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
                 this->enabled = 0;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c b/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
index 0a9078ee2e91b011187c16ae02b1f1d17bba8eb1..515cd61bd38e9130610e7ac50e9f19f45587d04e 100644
--- a/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ ESD_WaitDevice(_THIS)
          */
         /* Check every 10 loops */
         if (this->hidden->parent && (((++cnt) % 10) == 0)) {
-            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0) {
+            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
                 this->enabled = 0;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c b/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
index 0521331eebab31774a4f397407a6a606b1bbd577..445ef048629ddde671c1ad4a2e3bd3fd79206d06 100644
--- a/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ PULSEAUDIO_WaitDevice(_THIS)
          */
         /* Check every 10 loops */
         if (this->hidden->parent && (((++cnt) % 10) == 0)) {
-            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0) {
+            if (kill(this->hidden->parent, 0) < 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
                 this->enabled = 0;
             }
         }