diff --git a/src/audio/sfx_manager.cpp b/src/audio/sfx_manager.cpp
index 1a8ad86fc..03261862c 100644
--- a/src/audio/sfx_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sfx_manager.cpp
@@ -814,15 +814,15 @@ void SFXManager::reallyPositionListenerNow()
         float orientation[6];
         orientation[0] = m_listener_front.getX();
         orientation[1] = m_listener_front.getY();
-        orientation[2] = m_listener_front.getZ();
+        orientation[2] = -m_listener_front.getZ();
 
         //up vector
         orientation[3] = m_listener_up.getX();
         orientation[4] = m_listener_up.getY();
-        orientation[5] = m_listener_up.getZ();
+        orientation[5] = -m_listener_up.getZ();
 
         const Vec3 &pos = m_listener_position.getData();
-        alListener3f(AL_POSITION, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ());
+        alListener3f(AL_POSITION, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), -pos.getZ());
         alListenerfv(AL_ORIENTATION, orientation);
     }
     m_listener_position.unlock();
diff --git a/src/audio/sfx_openal.cpp b/src/audio/sfx_openal.cpp
index ef8046ee0..1d676410a 100644
--- a/src/audio/sfx_openal.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sfx_openal.cpp
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ void SFXOpenAL::reallySetPosition(const Vec3 &position)
         return;
     }
 
-    alSource3f(m_sound_source, AL_POSITION, (float)position.getX(),
-               (float)position.getY(), (float)position.getZ());
+    alSource3f(m_sound_source, AL_POSITION, position.getX(),
+               position.getY(), -position.getZ());
 
     if (SFXManager::get()->getListenerPos().distance(position) 
         > m_sound_buffer->getMaxDist())