diff --git a/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx b/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
index 4d879bff2..abf3a2678 100644
--- a/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ FGFX::FGFX ( SGSoundMgr *smgr, const string &refname ) :
     SGSampleGroup::_smgr = smgr;
     SGSampleGroup::_refname = refname;
     SGSampleGroup::_smgr->add(this, refname);
+    _avionics = _smgr->find("avionics", true);
 }
 
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ FGFX::init()
   
             try {
                 sound->init(globals->get_props(), node->getChild(i), this,
-                            globals->get_fg_root());
+                            _avionics, globals->get_fg_root());
   
                 _sound.push_back(sound);
             } catch ( sg_exception &e ) {
diff --git a/src/Sound/fg_fx.hxx b/src/Sound/fg_fx.hxx
index 62e111076..8a004465c 100644
--- a/src/Sound/fg_fx.hxx
+++ b/src/Sound/fg_fx.hxx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+    SGSharedPtr<SGSampleGroup> _avionics;
     std::vector<SGXmlSound *> _sound;
 
     bool last_pause;