diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
index d2c2d52091..e23830cdb9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace MWSound
     public:
         virtual void stop() = 0;
         virtual bool isPlaying() = 0;
+        void setPosition(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos) { mPos = pos; }
         void setVolume(float volume) { mVolume = volume; }
 
         Sound() : mPos(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index 005df3e7ef..9c26f00846 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         while(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
         {
             if(snditer->second.first == ptr)
-                snditer->first->mPos = objpos;
+                snditer->first->setPosition(objpos);
             snditer++;
         }
     }