diff --git a/racket/src/native-libs/playsound.c b/racket/src/native-libs/playsound.c
index 329fb3b50f..8b3cce47b8 100644
--- a/racket/src/native-libs/playsound.c
+++ b/racket/src/native-libs/playsound.c
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR ignored, int nCmdShow)
 {
-  return PlaySoundW(GetCommandLineW(), NULL, SND_SYNC);
+  return !PlaySoundW(GetCommandLineW(), NULL, SND_SYNC | SND_NODEFAULT);
 }