diff --git a/src/audio/music_manager.cpp b/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
index b1894c58f..2886be1e9 100644
--- a/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ MusicManager::MusicManager()
 
     //FIXME: I'm not sure that this code goes here
 #if HAVE_OGGVORBIS
+    
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(NDEBUG)
+    // HACK: On OSX, when OpenAL is initialized, breaking in a debugger causes
+    // my iTunes music to stop too, which is highly annoying ;) so in debug
+    // mode, require a restart to enable sound
+    if (UserConfigParams::m_sfx || UserConfigParams::m_music)
+    {
+#endif
+    
     ALCdevice* device = alcOpenDevice ( NULL ); //The default sound device
     if( device == NULL )
     {
@@ -70,6 +79,10 @@ MusicManager::MusicManager()
             m_initialized = true;
         }
     }
+        
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(NDEBUG)
+    }
+#endif
 
     alGetError(); //Called here to clear any non-important errors found
 #endif