diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
index 6332dc8844..51b4347dee 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void StartSoundStream(Core::System& system)
   if (system.IsSoundStreamRunning())
     return;
 
-  system.SetSoundStreamRunning(true);
+  system.StartSoundStream();
 
   if (sound_stream->SetRunning(true))
     return;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void StopSoundStream(Core::System& system)
   if (!system.IsSoundStreamRunning())
     return;
 
-  system.SetSoundStreamRunning(false);
+  system.StopSoundStream();
 
   if (sound_stream->SetRunning(false))
     return;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp
index 695d5861fc..f692208c8d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp
@@ -128,9 +128,14 @@ bool System::IsSoundStreamRunning() const
   return m_impl->m_sound_stream_running;
 }
 
-void System::SetSoundStreamRunning(bool running)
+void System::StartSoundStream()
 {
-  m_impl->m_sound_stream_running = running;
+  m_impl->m_sound_stream_running = true;
+}
+
+void System::StopSoundStream()
+{
+  m_impl->m_sound_stream_running = false;
 }
 
 bool System::IsAudioDumpStarted() const
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/System.h b/Source/Core/Core/System.h
index 9ec8391ff0..ae17d03b91 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/System.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/System.h
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public:
   SoundStream* GetSoundStream() const;
   void SetSoundStream(std::unique_ptr<SoundStream> sound_stream);
   bool IsSoundStreamRunning() const;
-  void SetSoundStreamRunning(bool running);
+  void StartSoundStream();
+  void StopSoundStream();
   bool IsAudioDumpStarted() const;
   void SetAudioDumpStarted(bool started);