diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
index be0f8c14482..8c1f6df6432 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
@@ -917,16 +917,15 @@ static bool seq_update_seq_cb(Sequence *seq, void *user_data)
     if (seq->sound != nullptr) {
       if (scene->id.recalc & ID_RECALC_AUDIO || seq->sound->id.recalc & ID_RECALC_AUDIO) {
         BKE_sound_update_scene_sound(seq->scene_sound, seq->sound);
-      }
+        void *sound = seq->sound->playback_handle;
 
-      void *sound = seq->sound->playback_handle;
-
-      if (!BLI_listbase_is_empty(&seq->modifiers)) {
-        LISTBASE_FOREACH (SequenceModifierData *, smd, &seq->modifiers) {
-          sound = SEQ_sound_modifier_recreator(seq, smd, sound);
+        if (!BLI_listbase_is_empty(&seq->modifiers)) {
+          LISTBASE_FOREACH (SequenceModifierData *, smd, &seq->modifiers) {
+            sound = SEQ_sound_modifier_recreator(seq, smd, sound);
+          }
         }
+        BKE_sound_update_sequence_handle(seq->scene_sound, sound);
       }
-      BKE_sound_update_sequence_handle(seq->scene_sound, sound);
     }
     BKE_sound_set_scene_sound_volume(
         seq->scene_sound, seq->volume, (seq->flag & SEQ_AUDIO_VOLUME_ANIMATED) != 0);