diff --git a/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx b/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
index 208fa402b..57d7ba42e 100644
--- a/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
+++ b/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void FGClouds::set_update_event(int count) {
 
 void FGClouds::init(void) {
 	if( snd_lightning == NULL ) {
-		snd_lightning = new SGSoundSample(globals->get_fg_root().c_str(), "Sounds/thunder.wav");
+		snd_lightning = new SGSoundSample("Sounds/thunder.wav", SGPath());
 		snd_lightning->set_max_dist(7000.0f);
 		snd_lightning->set_reference_dist(3000.0f);
 		SGSoundMgr *smgr = globals->get_soundmgr();
diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/mk_viii.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/mk_viii.cxx
index 12f3ef050..22cdb723b 100755
--- a/src/Instrumentation/mk_viii.cxx
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/mk_viii.cxx
@@ -2272,13 +2272,10 @@ MK_VIII::VoicePlayer::get_sample (const char *name)
   SGSoundSample *sample = _sgr->find(refname.str());
   if (! sample)
     {
-      SGPath sample_path(globals->get_fg_root());
-      sample_path.append("Sounds/mk-viii");
-
-      string filename = string(name) + ".wav";
+      string filename = "Sounds/mk-viii" + string(name) + ".wav";
       try
 	{
-	  sample = new SGSoundSample(sample_path.c_str(), filename.c_str());
+	  sample = new SGSoundSample(filename.c_str(), SGPath());
 	}
       catch (const sg_exception &e)
 	{
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
index ddeab463b..354a92bc0 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ do_play_audio_sample (const SGPropertyNode * arg)
            queue->tie_to_listener();
         }
 
-        SGSoundSample *msg = new SGSoundSample(path.c_str(), file.c_str());
+        SGSoundSample *msg = new SGSoundSample(file.c_str(), path);
         msg->set_volume( volume );
         queue->add( msg );
 
diff --git a/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx b/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
index 950e0bdd0..ab0ace0a9 100644
--- a/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/fg_fx.cxx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ FGFX::init()
   
             try {
                 sound->init(globals->get_props(), node->getChild(i), this,
-                            _avionics, globals->get_fg_root());
+                            _avionics, path.dir());
   
                 _sound.push_back(sound);
             } catch ( sg_exception &e ) {