diff --git a/plugins/linux-alsa/alsa-input.c b/plugins/linux-alsa/alsa-input.c
index cb6d79dce9920d..4e28201a9884c2 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-alsa/alsa-input.c
+++ b/plugins/linux-alsa/alsa-input.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct alsa_data {
 	os_event_t *abort_event;
 	volatile bool listen;
 	volatile bool reopen;
+	volatile bool shutdown;
 
 	/* alsa */
 	snd_pcm_t *handle;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ void *alsa_create(obs_data_t *settings, obs_source_t *source)
 	data->reopen = false;
 	data->listen_thread = 0;
 	data->reopen_thread = 0;
+	data->shutdown = false;
 
 	const char *device = obs_data_get_string(settings, "device_id");
 
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ void alsa_destroy(void *vptr)
 {
 	struct alsa_data *data = vptr;
 
+	data->shutdown = true;
+
 	if (data->handle)
 		_alsa_close(data);
 
@@ -342,6 +346,9 @@ bool _alsa_try_open(struct alsa_data *data)
 {
 	_alsa_stop_reopen(data);
 
+	if (data->shutdown)
+		return false;
+
 	if (_alsa_open(data))
 		return true;
 
@@ -352,6 +359,9 @@ bool _alsa_try_open(struct alsa_data *data)
 
 bool _alsa_open(struct alsa_data *data)
 {
+	if (data->shutdown)
+		return false;
+
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	int err;
 
@@ -501,6 +511,9 @@ bool _alsa_configure(struct alsa_data *data)
 
 void _alsa_start_reopen(struct alsa_data *data)
 {
+	if (data->shutdown)
+		return;
+
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	int err;