diff --git a/src/contrib/directsoundout/DirectSoundOut.cpp b/src/contrib/directsoundout/DirectSoundOut.cpp
index 06366829a..ca1b48d07 100644
--- a/src/contrib/directsoundout/DirectSoundOut.cpp
+++ b/src/contrib/directsoundout/DirectSoundOut.cpp
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ void DirectSoundOut::Stop() {
 int DirectSoundOut::Play(IBuffer *buffer, IBufferProvider *provider) {
     Lock lock(this->stateMutex);
 
-    if (this->state == StateStopped) {
-        return OutputFormatError;
+    if (this->state != StatePlaying) {
+        return OutputInvalidState;
     }
 
     if (!this->Configure(buffer)) {
         this->Reset();
-        return OutputInvalidState;
+        return OutputFormatError;
     }
 
     unsigned char *dst1 = nullptr, *dst2 = nullptr;