http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.xine.devel/17682

diff -up xine-lib-1.1.9.1/src/xine-engine/audio_out.c~ xine-lib-1.1.9.1/src/xine-engine/audio_out.c
--- xine-lib-1.1.9.1/src/xine-engine/audio_out.c~	2008-01-01 15:30:09.000000000 +0200
+++ xine-lib-1.1.9.1/src/xine-engine/audio_out.c	2008-01-20 11:46:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -1612,11 +1612,13 @@ static void ao_close(xine_audio_port_t *
     xprintf (this->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_DEBUG, "audio_out: no streams left, closing driver\n");
 
     if (this->audio_loop_running) {
+#if 0
       if (this->clock->speed == XINE_SPEED_PAUSE ||
           (this->clock->speed != XINE_FINE_SPEED_NORMAL && !this->slow_fast_audio)) {
         /* discard buffers, otherwise we'll wait forever */
         ao_set_property(this_gen, AO_PROP_DISCARD_BUFFERS, 1);
       }
+#endif
       /* make sure there are no more buffers on queue */
       fifo_wait_empty(this->out_fifo);
     }