diff --git a/sys/directsound/gstdirectsoundsink.c b/sys/directsound/gstdirectsoundsink.c
index 6845fb0fc1..c61e5e141a 100644
--- a/sys/directsound/gstdirectsoundsink.c
+++ b/sys/directsound/gstdirectsoundsink.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ gst_directsound_sink_set_volume (GstDirectSoundSink * dsoundsink,
      * here, so remap.
      */
     long dsVolume;
-    if (volume == 0)
+    if (volume == 0 || dsoundsink->mute)
       dsVolume = -10000;
     else
       dsVolume = 100 * (long) (20 * log10 ((double) volume / 100.));
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ gst_directsound_sink_set_volume (GstDirectSoundSink * dsoundsink,
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dsoundsink,
         "Setting volume on secondary buffer to %d from %d", (int) dsVolume,
-        (int) dsoundsink->volume);
+        (int) volume);
     IDirectSoundBuffer_SetVolume (dsoundsink->pDSBSecondary, dsVolume);
   }
 }