diff --git a/aegisub/audio_provider.cpp b/aegisub/audio_provider.cpp
index 161848fde..5b1d53662 100644
--- a/aegisub/audio_provider.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/audio_provider.cpp
@@ -195,11 +195,13 @@ AudioProvider *AudioProviderFactoryManager::GetAudioProvider(wxString filename,
 	// Prepare provider
 	AudioProvider *provider = NULL;
 
-	// Try a PCM provider first
-	provider = CreatePCMAudioProvider(filename);
-	if (provider) {
-		if (provider->GetBytesPerSample() == 2 && provider->GetSampleRate() >= 32000) return provider;
-		return new ConvertAudioProvider(provider);
+	if (!Options.AsBool(_T("Audio Disable PCM Provider"))) {
+		// Try a PCM provider first
+		provider = CreatePCMAudioProvider(filename);
+		if (provider) {
+			if (provider->GetBytesPerSample() == 2 && provider->GetSampleRate() >= 32000) return provider;
+			return new ConvertAudioProvider(provider);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// List of providers
diff --git a/aegisub/options.cpp b/aegisub/options.cpp
index f466df28e..feecd3711 100644
--- a/aegisub/options.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/options.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ void OptionsManager::LoadDefaults(bool onlyDefaults,bool doOverride) {
 	SetText(_T("Audio Alsa Device"), _T("default:0"));
 	SetText(_T("Audio HD Cache Location"),_T("default"),1700);
 	SetText(_T("Audio HD Cache Name"),_T("audio%02i.tmp"),1700);
+	SetBool(_T("Audio Disable PCM Provider"), false);
 	// Technically these can do with just the spectrum object being re-created
 	SetInt(_T("Audio Spectrum Cutoff"),0);
 	SetInt(_T("Audio Spectrum Quality"),1);