diff --git a/src/engine/platform/ay8930.cpp b/src/engine/platform/ay8930.cpp
index 25904f86e..259d9b0cd 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/ay8930.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/ay8930.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void DivPlatformAY8930::reset() {
     pendingWrites[i]=-1;
   }
 
-  ayNoiseAnd=0;
+  ayNoiseAnd=0xff;
   ayNoiseOr=0;
   delay=0;