diff --git a/src/engine/platform/amiga.cpp b/src/engine/platform/amiga.cpp
index df8dbf2c..37c98403 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/amiga.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/amiga.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ void DivPlatformAmiga::acquire(short** buf, size_t len) {
               amiga.audDat[0][i]=sampleMem[(amiga.dmaLoc[i])&chipMask];
               amiga.audDat[1][i]=sampleMem[(amiga.dmaLoc[i]+1)&chipMask];
               amiga.incLoc[i]=true;
-            } else {
-              amiga.audDat[0][i]=0;
-              amiga.audDat[1][i]=0;
             }
 
             amiga.audWord[i]=!amiga.audWord[i];
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/amiga.h b/src/engine/platform/amiga.h
index efb8a516..4e02e747 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/amiga.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/amiga.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class DivPlatformAmiga: public DivDispatch {
     bool incLoc[4]; // whether dmaLoc/dmaLen should be updated
     unsigned char volPos; // position of volume PWM
     unsigned short hPos; // horizontal position of beam
+    unsigned char state[4]; // current channel state
 
     Amiga() {
       memset(this,0,sizeof(*this));