diff --git a/src/sound_openal.cpp b/src/sound_openal.cpp
index 317667f52..b9af9e3a9 100644
--- a/src/sound_openal.cpp
+++ b/src/sound_openal.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
-		alDistanceModel(AL_EXPONENT_DISTANCE);
+		alDistanceModel(AL_INVERSE_DISTANCE);
 
 		infostream<<"Audio: Initialized: OpenAL "<<alGetString(AL_VERSION)
 				<<", using "<<alcGetString(m_device, ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER)
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ public:
 		alSourcei(sound->source_id, AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE, false);
 		alSource3f(sound->source_id, AL_POSITION, pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z);
 		alSource3f(sound->source_id, AL_VELOCITY, 0, 0, 0);
-		//alSourcef(sound->source_id, AL_ROLLOFF_FACTOR, 0.7);
 		alSourcef(sound->source_id, AL_REFERENCE_DISTANCE, 30.0);
 		alSourcei(sound->source_id, AL_LOOPING, loop ? AL_TRUE : AL_FALSE);
 		volume = MYMAX(0.0, volume);