diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 21f7b0b0e6..c8898d8422 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ static int audio_is_timer_needed (void)
 static void audio_reset_timer (AudioState *s)
 {
     if (audio_is_timer_needed ()) {
-        timer_mod (s->ts,
+        timer_mod_anticipate_ns(s->ts,
             qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + conf.period.ticks);
     }
     else {