diff --git a/simgear/sound/xmlsound.cxx b/simgear/sound/xmlsound.cxx
index 3bd9bd89..0c8c3fd9 100644
--- a/simgear/sound/xmlsound.cxx
+++ b/simgear/sound/xmlsound.cxx
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@
 #include "xmlsound.hxx"
 
 
+#define LOG_ABS(x) (((x) > 1) ? (x) : (((x) < -1) ? -(x) : 0))
 // static double _snd_lin(double v)   { return v; }
 static double _snd_inv(double v)   { return (v == 0) ? 1e99 : 1/v; }
 static double _snd_abs(double v)   { return (v >= 0) ? v : -v; }
 static double _snd_sqrt(double v)  { return (v < 0) ? sqrt(-v) : sqrt(v); }
-static double _snd_log10(double v) { return (v < 1) ? 0 : fast_log10(v); }
-static double _snd_log(double v)   { return (v < 1) ? 0 : fast_log(v); }
+static double _snd_log10(double v) { return fast_log10( LOG_ABS(v) ); }
+static double _snd_log(double v)   { return fast_log( LOG_ABS(v) ); }
 // static double _snd_sqr(double v)   { return v*v; }
 // static double _snd_pow3(double v)  { return v*v*v; }