diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index 2dc608e160..8098fe64ac 100755
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -1577,6 +1577,8 @@ static int leave_voicemail(struct ast_channel *chan, char *ext, int silent, int
 				res = 0;
 			}
 		}
+		if (res > 0)
+			ast_stopstream(chan);
 		/* Check for a '*' here in case the caller wants to escape from voicemail to something
 		other than the operator -- an automated attendant or mailbox login for example */
 		if (res == '*') {