diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 508435b94c..8e9a66bb80 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1536,6 +1536,9 @@ static void GameLoop()
 
 		DISPLAY->Update( fDeltaTime );
 
+		/* Update SOUNDMAN early (before any RageSound::GetPosition calls), to flush position data. */
+		SOUNDMAN->Update( fDeltaTime );
+
 		/* Update song beat information -before- calling update on all the classes that
 		 * depend on it.  If you don't do this first, the classes are all acting on old 
 		 * information and will lag.  (but no longer fatally, due to timestamping -glenn) */
@@ -1543,7 +1546,6 @@ static void GameLoop()
 		TEXTUREMAN->Update( fDeltaTime );
 		GAMESTATE->Update( fDeltaTime );
 		SCREENMAN->Update( fDeltaTime );
-		SOUNDMAN->Update( fDeltaTime );
 		MEMCARDMAN->Update( fDeltaTime );
 
 		/* Important:  Process input AFTER updating game logic, or input will be acting on song beat from last frame */