diff -Nru espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/changelog espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/changelog
--- espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/changelog	2018-11-13 10:02:44.000000000 +0000
+++ espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/changelog	2018-11-13 23:01:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+espeak-ng (1.49.2+dfsg-8) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * patches/fix-cancel: Do not open audio when audio speak mode is not
+    enabled.
+
+ -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>  Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:01:43 +0100
+
 espeak-ng (1.49.2+dfsg-7) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * nocancel: Fix hang on cancellation of threads holding mutexes.
diff -Nru espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/audio_reopen espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/audio_reopen
--- espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/audio_reopen	2018-05-03 19:21:46.000000000 +0000
+++ espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/audio_reopen	2018-11-13 22:58:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -13,26 +13,31 @@
  	}
  #endif
  }
-@@ -109,6 +110,18 @@ void open_audio(void)
- 		fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", audio_object_strerror(my_audio, error));
- 		err = ENS_AUDIO_ERROR;
- 		return -1;
-+	} else {
-+		out_samplerate = voice_samplerate;
-+	}
-+#endif
-+}
-+
+@@ -109,11 +110,23 @@ void open_audio(void)
+ 		if (error != 0) {
+ 			fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", audio_object_strerror(my_audio, error));
+ 			err = ENS_AUDIO_ERROR;
++		} else {
++			out_samplerate = voice_samplerate;
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
 +void check_audio(void)
 +{
 +#ifdef HAVE_PCAUDIOLIB_AUDIO_H
 +	if (out_samplerate == 0) {
 +		/* Try to reopen audio */
 +		open_audio();
- 	}
- #endif
- }
-@@ -138,12 +151,12 @@ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf,
++	}
++#endif
++}
++
+ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event)
+ {
+ 	int a_wave_can_be_played = 1;
+@@ -139,12 +152,12 @@ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf,
  				if (out_samplerate != 0) {
  					// sound was previously open with a different sample rate
  					audio_object_close(my_audio);
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@
  #ifdef HAVE_PCAUDIOLIB_AUDIO_H
  				int error = audio_object_open(my_audio, AUDIO_OBJECT_FORMAT_S16LE, voice_samplerate, 1);
  				if (error != 0) {
-@@ -152,12 +165,14 @@ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf,
+@@ -153,12 +166,14 @@ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf,
  					return -1;
  				}
  #endif
diff -Nru espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/fix-cancel espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/fix-cancel
--- espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/fix-cancel	2018-01-06 23:41:08.000000000 +0000
+++ espeak-ng-1.49.2+dfsg/debian/patches/fix-cancel	2018-11-13 22:52:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 ---
  src/libespeak-ng/fifo.c   |    4 ++++
- src/libespeak-ng/speech.c |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
+ src/libespeak-ng/speech.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
  src/libespeak-ng/speech.h |    3 +++
- 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+)
+ 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
 
 --- a/src/libespeak-ng/fifo.c
 +++ b/src/libespeak-ng/fifo.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  			init(1);
 --- a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
 +++ b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
-@@ -93,6 +93,27 @@ void cancel_audio(void)
+@@ -92,6 +92,28 @@ void cancel_audio(void)
  #endif
  }
  
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@
 +void open_audio(void)
 +{
 +#ifdef HAVE_PCAUDIOLIB_AUDIO_H
-+	int error = audio_object_open(my_audio, AUDIO_OBJECT_FORMAT_S16LE, voice_samplerate, 1);
-+	if (error != 0) {
-+		fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", audio_object_strerror(my_audio, error));
-+		err = ENS_AUDIO_ERROR;
-+		return -1;
++	if ((my_mode & ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) == ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) {
++		int error = audio_object_open(my_audio, AUDIO_OBJECT_FORMAT_S16LE, voice_samplerate, 1);
++		if (error != 0) {
++			fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", audio_object_strerror(my_audio, error));
++			err = ENS_AUDIO_ERROR;
++		}
 +	}
 +#endif
 +}
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
  static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event)
  {
  	int a_wave_can_be_played = 1;
-@@ -532,6 +553,7 @@ espeak_ng_STATUS sync_espeak_Synth(unsig
+@@ -528,6 +550,7 @@ espeak_ng_STATUS sync_espeak_Synth(unsig
  	espeak_ng_STATUS aStatus = Synthesize(unique_identifier, text, flags);
  #ifdef HAVE_PCAUDIOLIB_AUDIO_H
  	if ((my_mode & ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) == ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) {