diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index dd9d36261..f499f44bc 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -1493,11 +1493,11 @@ void update_menu_level(void) {
     stop_cap_music();
     if (!configMenuSound || configMenuStaffRoll || curLevel == LEVEL_CASTLE_GROUNDS) {
         reset_volume();
-        disable_background_sound();
+        sound_banks_disable(SEQ_PLAYER_SFX, SOUND_BANKS_BACKGROUND);
         set_background_music(0, SEQ_MENU_TITLE_SCREEN, 0);
     } else {
         reset_volume();
-        disable_background_sound();
+        sound_banks_disable(SEQ_PLAYER_SFX, SOUND_BANKS_BACKGROUND);
         set_background_music(gCurrentArea->musicParam, gCurrentArea->musicParam2, 0);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/game/sound_init.c b/src/game/sound_init.c
index 50c5c913e..b927e6c52 100644
--- a/src/game/sound_init.c
+++ b/src/game/sound_init.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ static OSMesgQueue sSoundMesgQueue;
 static OSMesg sSoundMesgBuf[1];
 static struct VblankHandler sSoundVblankHandler;
 
-static u8 D_8032C6C0 = 0;
-static u8 D_8032C6C4 = 0;
+static u8 sVolumeLoweredState = 0;
+static u8 sBackgroundMusicDisabled = FALSE;
 static u16 sCurrentMusic = MUSIC_NONE;
 static u16 sCurrentShellMusic = MUSIC_NONE;
 static u16 sCurrentCapMusic = MUSIC_NONE;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void play_menu_sounds_extra(s32 a, void *b);
  * Called from threads: thread5_game_loop
  */
 void reset_volume(void) {
-    D_8032C6C0 = 0;
+    sVolumeLoweredState = 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void lower_background_noise(s32 a) {
             seq_player_lower_volume(SEQ_PLAYER_LEVEL, 60, 40);
             break;
     }
-    D_8032C6C0 |= a;
+    sVolumeLoweredState |= a;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ void raise_background_noise(s32 a) {
             seq_player_unlower_volume(SEQ_PLAYER_LEVEL, 60);
             break;
     }
-    D_8032C6C0 &= ~a;
+    sVolumeLoweredState &= ~a;
 }
 
 /**
  * Called from threads: thread5_game_loop
  */
 void disable_background_sound(void) {
-    if (D_8032C6C4 == 0) {
-        D_8032C6C4 = 1;
+    if (!sBackgroundMusicDisabled) {
+        sBackgroundMusicDisabled = TRUE;
         sound_banks_disable(SEQ_PLAYER_SFX, SOUND_BANKS_BACKGROUND);
     }
 }
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ void disable_background_sound(void) {
  * Called from threads: thread5_game_loop
  */
 void enable_background_sound(void) {
-    if (D_8032C6C4 == 1) {
-        D_8032C6C4 = 0;
+    if (sBackgroundMusicDisabled) {
+        sBackgroundMusicDisabled = FALSE;
         sound_banks_enable(SEQ_PLAYER_SFX, SOUND_BANKS_BACKGROUND);
     }
 }