diff --git a/src/audio/PositionalAudio.js b/src/audio/PositionalAudio.js
index 833436940dc895f82baddc9978898562cf5f2ded..44c5a85c3ba217a6a994dbbd02b8ad43cae19325 100644
--- a/src/audio/PositionalAudio.js
+++ b/src/audio/PositionalAudio.js
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ PositionalAudio.prototype = Object.assign( Object.create( Audio.prototype ), {
 
 			Object3D.prototype.updateMatrixWorld.call( this, force );
 
+			if ( ! this.isPlaying ) {
+
+				return;
+
+			}
+
 			var panner = this.panner;
 			this.matrixWorld.decompose( position, quaternion, scale );