2 files changed, 5 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
index fe6cd091b7..400ce31bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
+++ b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ Error AudioDriverALSA::init() {
 
 	Error err = init_device();
 	if (err == OK) {
-		mutex = Mutex::create();
 		thread = Thread::create(AudioDriverALSA::thread_func, this);
 	}
 
@@ -299,16 +298,16 @@ void AudioDriverALSA::set_device(String device) {
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::lock() {
 
-	if (!thread || !mutex)
+	if (!thread)
 		return;
-	mutex->lock();
+	mutex.lock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::unlock() {
 
-	if (!thread || !mutex)
+	if (!thread)
 		return;
-	mutex->unlock();
+	mutex.unlock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::finish_device() {
@@ -327,11 +326,6 @@ void AudioDriverALSA::finish() {
 
 		memdelete(thread);
 		thread = NULL;
-
-		if (mutex) {
-			memdelete(mutex);
-			mutex = NULL;
-		}
 	}
 
 	finish_device();
@@ -339,7 +333,6 @@ void AudioDriverALSA::finish() {
 
 AudioDriverALSA::AudioDriverALSA() :
 		thread(NULL),
-		mutex(NULL),
 		pcm_handle(NULL),
 		device_name("Default"),
 		new_device("Default") {
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
index fb793df6cd..a8caf0fbae 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
+++ b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 class AudioDriverALSA : public AudioDriver {
 
 	Thread *thread;
-	Mutex *mutex;
+	Mutex mutex;
 
 	snd_pcm_t *pcm_handle;