diff --git a/src/RageSoundManager.cpp b/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
index 6e0c248363..cc42687041 100644
--- a/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ RageSoundManager::~RageSoundManager()
 	m_mapPreloadedSounds.clear();
 }
 
+void RageSoundManager::fix_bogus_sound_driver_pref(RString const& valid_setting)
+{
+	g_sSoundDrivers.Set(valid_setting);
+}
+
 /*
  * Previously, we went to some lengths to shut down sounds before exiting threads.
  * The only other thread that actually starts sounds is SOUND.  Doing this was ugly;
diff --git a/src/RageSoundManager.h b/src/RageSoundManager.h
index 541f96e400..f6db421e74 100644
--- a/src/RageSoundManager.h
+++ b/src/RageSoundManager.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public:
 	RageSoundReader *GetLoadedSound( const RString &sPath );
 	void AddLoadedSound( const RString &sPath, RageSoundReader_Preload *pSound );
 
+	void fix_bogus_sound_driver_pref(RString const& valid_setting);
+
 private:
 	map<RString, RageSoundReader_Preload *> m_mapPreloadedSounds;
 
diff --git a/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.cpp b/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.cpp
index 52f273422a..b809c5ac04 100644
--- a/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "RageSoundDriver.h"
+#include "RageSoundManager.h"
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
 #include "Foreach.h"
@@ -7,12 +8,44 @@
 
 DriverList RageSoundDriver::m_pDriverList;
 
-RageSoundDriver *RageSoundDriver::Create( const RString& sDrivers )
+RageSoundDriver *RageSoundDriver::Create( const RString& drivers )
 {
-	vector<RString> DriversToTry;
-	split( sDrivers.empty()? DEFAULT_SOUND_DRIVER_LIST:sDrivers, ",", DriversToTry, true );
-	
-	FOREACH_CONST( RString, DriversToTry, Driver )
+	vector<RString> drivers_to_try;
+	if(drivers.empty())
+	{
+		split(DEFAULT_SOUND_DRIVER_LIST, ",", drivers_to_try);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		split(drivers, ",", drivers_to_try);
+		vector<RString> default_drivers;
+		split(DEFAULT_SOUND_DRIVER_LIST, ",", default_drivers);
+		size_t to_try= 0;
+		bool had_to_erase= false;
+		while(to_try < drivers_to_try.size())
+		{
+			if(std::find(default_drivers.begin(), default_drivers.end(), drivers_to_try[to_try]) == default_drivers.end())
+			{
+				LOG->Warn("Removed unusable sound driver %s", drivers_to_try[to_try].c_str());
+				drivers_to_try.erase(drivers_to_try.begin() + to_try);
+				had_to_erase= true;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				++to_try;
+			}
+		}
+		if(had_to_erase)
+		{
+			SOUNDMAN->fix_bogus_sound_driver_pref(join(",", drivers_to_try));
+		}
+		if(drivers_to_try.empty())
+		{
+			split(DEFAULT_SOUND_DRIVER_LIST, ",", drivers_to_try);
+		}
+	}
+
+	FOREACH_CONST( RString, drivers_to_try, Driver )
 	{
 		RageDriver *pDriver = m_pDriverList.Create( *Driver );
 		if( pDriver == NULL )