diff --git a/Source/inv.cpp b/Source/inv.cpp
index b21ec3621..60b14a706 100644
--- a/Source/inv.cpp
+++ b/Source/inv.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool AutoEquip(int playerId, const Item &item, inv_body_loc bodyLocation, bool p
 	if (persistItem) {
 		player.InvBody[bodyLocation] = item;
 
-		if (sgOptions.Audio.bAutoEquipSound && playerId == MyPlayerId) {
+		if (*sgOptions.Audio.autoEquipSound && playerId == MyPlayerId) {
 			PlaySFX(ItemInvSnds[ItemCAnimTbl[item._iCurs]]);
 		}
 
diff --git a/Source/options.cpp b/Source/options.cpp
index d9e0d9ca1..e9e2887a4 100644
--- a/Source/options.cpp
+++ b/Source/options.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ void LoadOptions()
 
 	sgOptions.Audio.nSoundVolume = GetIniInt("Audio", "Sound Volume", VOLUME_MAX);
 	sgOptions.Audio.nMusicVolume = GetIniInt("Audio", "Music Volume", VOLUME_MAX);
-	sgOptions.Audio.bAutoEquipSound = GetIniBool("Audio", "Auto Equip Sound", AUTO_PICKUP_DEFAULT(false));
 	sgOptions.Audio.bItemPickupSound = GetIniBool("Audio", "Item Pickup Sound", AUTO_PICKUP_DEFAULT(false));
 
 	sgOptions.Audio.nSampleRate = GetIniInt("Audio", "Sample Rate", DEFAULT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE);
@@ -395,7 +394,6 @@ void SaveOptions()
 
 	SetIniValue("Audio", "Sound Volume", sgOptions.Audio.nSoundVolume);
 	SetIniValue("Audio", "Music Volume", sgOptions.Audio.nMusicVolume);
-	SetIniValue("Audio", "Auto Equip Sound", sgOptions.Audio.bAutoEquipSound);
 	SetIniValue("Audio", "Item Pickup Sound", sgOptions.Audio.bItemPickupSound);
 
 	SetIniValue("Audio", "Sample Rate", sgOptions.Audio.nSampleRate);
@@ -604,12 +602,14 @@ std::vector<OptionEntryBase *> HellfireOptions::GetEntries()
 AudioOptions::AudioOptions()
     : OptionCategoryBase("Audio", N_("Audio"), N_("Audio Settings"))
     , walkingSound("Walking Sound", OptionEntryFlags::None, N_("Walking Sound"), N_("Player emits sound when walking."), true)
+    , autoEquipSound("Auto Equip Sound", OptionEntryFlags::None, N_("Auto Equip Sound"), N_("Automatically equipping items on pickup emits the equipment sound."), AUTO_PICKUP_DEFAULT(false))
 {
 }
 std::vector<OptionEntryBase *> AudioOptions::GetEntries()
 {
 	return {
 		&walkingSound,
+		&autoEquipSound,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/options.h b/Source/options.h
index 6ed1de6c3..a00c1e658 100644
--- a/Source/options.h
+++ b/Source/options.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct AudioOptions : OptionCategoryBase {
 	/** @brief Player emits sound when walking. */
 	OptionEntryBoolean walkingSound;
 	/** @brief Automatically equipping items on pickup emits the equipment sound. */
-	bool bAutoEquipSound;
+	OptionEntryBoolean autoEquipSound;
 	/** @brief Picking up items emits the items pickup sound. */
 	bool bItemPickupSound;