diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/fmodAudioSound.cxx b/panda/src/audiotraits/fmodAudioSound.cxx
index eac26e4e6b..b7a8c60882 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/fmodAudioSound.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/fmodAudioSound.cxx
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ FmodAudioSound(AudioManager *manager, Filename file_name, bool positional) {
     fmod_audio_errcheck("createSound (blank)", result);
   }
 
-  result->setMode(FMOD_LOOP_OFF);  
-  result->setLoopCount(-1);
+  // Some WAV files contain a loop bit.  This is not handled
+  // consistently.  Override it.
+  _sound->setMode(FMOD_LOOP_OFF);
+  _sound->setLoopCount(-1);
   
   //This is just to collect the defaults of the sound, so we don't
   //Have to query FMOD everytime for the info.