diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/source.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/source.cpp
index a35698d1c..6ef5e420c 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/source.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/source.cpp
@@ -89,9 +89,17 @@ float ISource::computeManualRolloff(double alpha, float sqrdist, float distMin,
 			float rolloff = distMin / dist;
 			if (alpha <= -1.0f) return rolloff;
 
-			double mb = mbMin * (dist - distMin) / (distMax - distMin);
-			float mbrolloff = (float)pow(10.0, (double)mb / 2000.0);
-			return ((1.0 + alpha) * mbrolloff - alpha * rolloff);
+			if (dist > distMax)
+			{
+				// full attenuation of mbrolloff
+				return (-alpha * rolloff);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				double mb = mbMin * (dist - distMin) / (distMax - distMin);
+				float mbrolloff = (float)pow(10.0, (double)mb / 2000.0);
+				return ((1.0 + alpha) * mbrolloff - alpha * rolloff);
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{