diff --git a/qt/aqt/sound.py b/qt/aqt/sound.py
index 590776226..9b287b667 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sound.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sound.py
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ class SimpleProcessPlayer(Player):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
             if self._terminate_flag:
                 self._process.terminate()
                 self._process.wait(1)
+                try:
+                    if self._process.stdin:
+                        self._process.stdin.close()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print("unable to close stdin:", e)
                 self._process = None
                 return
 
@@ -321,6 +326,11 @@ class SimpleProcessPlayer(Player):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
                 self._process.wait(0.1)
                 if self._process.returncode != 0:
                     print(f"player got return code: {self._process.returncode}")
+                try:
+                    if self._process.stdin:
+                        self._process.stdin.close()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print("unable to close stdin:", e)
                 self._process = None
                 return
             except subprocess.TimeoutExpired: