diff --git a/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/lwjgl/LwjglAudioRenderer.java b/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/lwjgl/LwjglAudioRenderer.java
index dc8628975..06a4acaf6 100644
--- a/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/lwjgl/LwjglAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/audio/lwjgl/LwjglAudioRenderer.java
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ public class LwjglAudioRenderer implements AudioRenderer, Runnable {
         // kill audio thread
         if (audioThread.isAlive()) {
             audioThread.interrupt();
+            try {
+                audioThread.join();
+            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+            }
         }
     }