diff --git a/Makefile.retrofw b/Makefile.retrofw
index 9ad05575da..1e0e9291ca 100644
--- a/Makefile.retrofw
+++ b/Makefile.retrofw
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ HAVE_CHEATS = 1
 HAVE_CHEEVOS = 0
 HAVE_LIBSHAKE = 0
 HAVE_CORE_INFO_CACHE = 1
-
-#comment out for now not working
-#HAVE_OSS =1
-#HAVE_OSS_LIB =1
+HAVE_OSS =1
 
 OS = Linux
 TARGET = retroarch
@@ -139,6 +136,7 @@ DEFINES := -DRARCH_INTERNAL -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -UHAVE_STATIC_DUMMY
 DEFINES += -DHAVE_C99=1 -DHAVE_CXX=1
 DEFINES += -DHAVE_GETOPT_LONG=1 -DHAVE_STRCASESTR=1 -DHAVE_DYNAMIC=1
 DEFINES += -DHAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+DEFINES += -DHAVE_OSS=1
 
 SDL_DINGUX_CFLAGS := $(shell $(GCW0_SDL_CONFIG) --cflags)
 SDL_DINGUX_LIBS := $(shell $(GCW0_SDL_CONFIG) --libs)
diff --git a/audio/drivers/oss.c b/audio/drivers/oss.c
index 88a88d8b02..52b525ac34 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/oss.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/oss.c
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ static bool oss_stop(void *data)
 {
    oss_audio_t *ossaudio  = (oss_audio_t*)data;
 
+#if !defined(RETROFW)
    if (ioctl(ossaudio->fd, SNDCTL_DSP_RESET, 0) < 0)
       return false;
+#endif
 
    ossaudio->is_paused = true;
    return true;
@@ -167,8 +169,11 @@ static void oss_free(void *data)
 {
    oss_audio_t *ossaudio  = (oss_audio_t*)data;
 
+/*RETROFW IOCTL always returns EINVAL*/ 
+#if !defined(RETROFW)
    if (ioctl(ossaudio->fd, SNDCTL_DSP_RESET, 0) < 0)
       return;
+#endif
 
    close(ossaudio->fd);
    free(data);