diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/emotion.c b/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/emotion.c
index 0d51663494..71918ccf31 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/emotion.c
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/emotion.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ _generate_thumb(Ethumb *e)
    f = ethumb_thumb_format_get(e);
 
    emotion_object_file_set(o, file);
+   emotion_object_audio_mute_set(o, EINA_TRUE);
 
    _plugin->video = o;
    _plugin->e = e;