diff --git a/multimedia/mmsystem.c b/multimedia/mmsystem.c
index 115fbec3659..07c1692946c 100644
--- a/multimedia/mmsystem.c
+++ b/multimedia/mmsystem.c
@@ -348,14 +348,14 @@ BOOL32 WINAPI PlaySound32A(LPCSTR pszSound, HMODULE32 hmod, DWORD fdwSound)
     
     if (PlaySound_hThread == 0) { /* This is the first time they called us */
 	DWORD	id;
-	if ((PlaySound_hThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, PlaySound_Thread, 0, 0, &id)) == 0) 
-	    return FALSE;
 	if ((PlaySound_hReadyEvent = CreateEvent32A(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL)) == 0)
 	    return FALSE;
 	if ((PlaySound_hMiddleEvent = CreateEvent32A(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL)) == 0)
 	    return FALSE;
 	if ((PlaySound_hPlayEvent = CreateEvent32A(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL)) == 0)
 	    return FALSE;
+	if ((PlaySound_hThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, PlaySound_Thread, 0, 0, &id)) == 0) 
+	    return FALSE;
     }
     
     /* FIXME? I see no difference between SND_WAIT and SND_NOSTOP ! */