diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 0cc73bcbc2..6275bdce62 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void Config::Load(const char *iniFileName)
 
 	IniFile::Section *sound = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Sound");
 	sound->Get("Enable", &bEnableSound, true);
+	sound->Get("AutoLoadDShow", &bAutoLoadDShow, false);
 
 	IniFile::Section *control = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Control");
 	control->Get("ShowStick", &bShowAnalogStick, false);
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ void Config::Save()
 
 		IniFile::Section *sound = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Sound");
 		sound->Set("Enable", bEnableSound);
+		sound->Set("AutoLoadDShow", bAutoLoadDShow);
 
 		IniFile::Section *control = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Control");
 		control->Set("ShowStick", bShowAnalogStick);
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index 090f058a9a..9370d8d882 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Sound
 	bool bEnableSound;
+	bool bAutoLoadDShow;
 
 	// UI
 	bool bShowTouchControls;
diff --git a/Core/HW/audioPlayer.cpp b/Core/HW/audioPlayer.cpp
index fc07dfb16d..3d6aefdfdd 100644
--- a/Core/HW/audioPlayer.cpp
+++ b/Core/HW/audioPlayer.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifdef _USE_DSHOW_
 
 #include "audioPlayer.h"
+#include "Core/Config.h"
+
 #include <dshow.h>
 #include "qeditsimple.h"
 #pragma comment(lib, "Strmiids.lib")
@@ -568,9 +570,11 @@ void deleteAtrac3Audio(int atracID)
 
 void initaudioEngine()
 {
-	if (LoadFilterLibrary(0, "filter\\lib\\AsyncStreamflt.ax") != S_OK)
-	{
-		WARN_LOG(HLE, "Can't load AsyncStreamflt.ax");
+	if (g_Config.bAutoLoadDShow) {
+		if (LoadFilterLibrary(0, "filter\\lib\\AsyncStreamflt.ax") != S_OK)
+		{
+			WARN_LOG(HLE, "Can't load AsyncStreamflt.ax");
+		}
 	}
 	CoInitialize(0);
 }