diff --git a/coreapi/callbacks.c b/coreapi/callbacks.c
index f4a475dae..1e8a3fb11 100644
--- a/coreapi/callbacks.c
+++ b/coreapi/callbacks.c
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ void linphone_core_update_streams_destinations(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *c
 void linphone_core_update_streams(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call, SalMediaDescription *new_md){
 	SalMediaDescription *oldmd=call->resultdesc;
 	
-	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL){
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
-	}
+	linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	if (new_md!=NULL){
 		sal_media_description_ref(new_md);
 		call->media_pending=FALSE;
@@ -302,12 +299,8 @@ static void call_ringing(SalOp *h){
 	
 	md=sal_call_get_final_media_description(h);
 	if (md==NULL){
-		if (lc->ringstream && lc->dmfs_playing_start_time!=0){
-			ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-			lc->ringstream=NULL;
-			lc->dmfs_playing_start_time=0;
-		}
-		if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) return;	/*already ringing !*/
+		linphone_core_stop_dtmf_stream(lc);
+		if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) return;/*already ringing !*/
 		if (lc->sound_conf.play_sndcard!=NULL){
 			MSSndCard *ringcard=lc->sound_conf.lsd_card ? lc->sound_conf.lsd_card : lc->sound_conf.play_sndcard;
 			if (call->localdesc->streams[0].max_rate>0) ms_snd_card_set_preferred_sample_rate(ringcard, call->localdesc->streams[0].max_rate);
@@ -331,10 +324,7 @@ static void call_ringing(SalOp *h){
 		if (lc->vtable.display_status) 
 			lc->vtable.display_status(lc,_("Early media."));
 		linphone_call_set_state(call,LinphoneCallOutgoingEarlyMedia,"Early media");
-		if (lc->ringstream!=NULL){
-			ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-			lc->ringstream=NULL;
-		}
+		linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 		ms_message("Doing early media...");
 		linphone_core_update_streams(lc,call,md);
 	}
@@ -552,8 +542,7 @@ static void call_terminated(SalOp *op, const char *from){
 	ms_message("Current call terminated...");
 	//we stop the call only if we have this current call or if we are in call
 	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL && ( (ms_list_size(lc->calls)  == 1) || linphone_core_in_call(lc) )) {
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
+		linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	}
 	linphone_call_stop_media_streams(call);
 	if (lc->vtable.show!=NULL)
@@ -657,10 +646,7 @@ static void call_failure(SalOp *op, SalError error, SalReason sr, const char *de
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) {
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
-	}
+	linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	linphone_call_stop_media_streams (call);
 	if (call->referer && linphone_call_get_state(call->referer)==LinphoneCallPaused && call->referer->was_automatically_paused){
 		/*resume to the call that send us the refer automatically*/
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 329a273cd..93b2e5a46 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -2138,9 +2138,7 @@ void linphone_core_iterate(LinphoneCore *lc){
 
 	if (lc->ringstream && lc->ringstream_autorelease && lc->dmfs_playing_start_time!=0
 	    && (curtime-lc->dmfs_playing_start_time)>5){
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
-		lc->dmfs_playing_start_time=0;
+		linphone_core_stop_dtmf_stream(lc);
 	}
 
 	sal_iterate(lc->sal);
@@ -2831,9 +2829,7 @@ void linphone_core_notify_incoming_call(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call){
 	if (ms_list_size(lc->calls)==1){
 		lc->current_call=call;
 		if (lc->ringstream && lc->dmfs_playing_start_time!=0){
-			ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-			lc->ringstream=NULL;
-			lc->dmfs_playing_start_time=0;
+			linphone_core_stop_dtmf_stream(lc);
 		}
 		if (lc->sound_conf.ring_sndcard!=NULL){
 			if(lc->ringstream==NULL && lc->sound_conf.local_ring){
@@ -3192,9 +3188,7 @@ int linphone_core_accept_call_with_params(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call,
 	/*stop ringing */
 	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) {
 		ms_message("stop ringing");
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		ms_message("ring stopped");
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
+		linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 		was_ringing=TRUE;
 	}
 	if (call->ringing_beep){
@@ -3249,10 +3243,7 @@ int linphone_core_abort_call(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call, const char *e
 	sal_call_terminate(call->op);
 
 	/*stop ringing*/
-	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) {
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
-	}
+	linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	linphone_call_stop_media_streams(call);
 
 #ifdef BUILD_UPNP
@@ -3271,10 +3262,7 @@ static void terminate_call(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call){
 			call->reason=LinphoneReasonDeclined;
 	}
 	/*stop ringing*/
-	if (lc->ringstream!=NULL) {
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
-	}
+	linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 
 	linphone_call_stop_media_streams(call);
 
@@ -3510,8 +3498,7 @@ void linphone_core_preempt_sound_resources(LinphoneCore *lc){
 		_linphone_core_pause_call(lc,current_call);
 	}
 	if (lc->ringstream){
-		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
-		lc->ringstream=NULL;
+		linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -5523,7 +5510,7 @@ static void linphone_core_uninit(LinphoneCore *lc)
 	sip_config_uninit(lc);
 	net_config_uninit(lc);
 	rtp_config_uninit(lc);
-	if (lc->ringstream) ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
+	linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	sound_config_uninit(lc);
 	video_config_uninit(lc);
 	codecs_config_uninit(lc);
@@ -5834,10 +5821,18 @@ void linphone_core_start_dtmf_stream(LinphoneCore* lc) {
 	lc->ringstream_autorelease=FALSE; /*disable autorelease mode*/
 }
 
-void linphone_core_stop_dtmf_stream(LinphoneCore* lc) {
-	if (lc->ringstream && lc->dmfs_playing_start_time!=0) {
+void linphone_core_stop_ringing(LinphoneCore* lc) {
+	if (lc->ringstream) {
 		ring_stop(lc->ringstream);
 		lc->ringstream=NULL;
+		lc->dmfs_playing_start_time=0;
+		lc->ringstream_autorelease=TRUE;
+	}
+}
+
+void linphone_core_stop_dtmf_stream(LinphoneCore* lc) {
+	if (lc->dmfs_playing_start_time!=0) {
+		linphone_core_stop_ringing(lc);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/coreapi/private.h b/coreapi/private.h
index 984735ffe..71cd69136 100644
--- a/coreapi/private.h
+++ b/coreapi/private.h
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void linphone_event_set_state(LinphoneEvent *lev, LinphoneSubscriptionState stat
 void linphone_event_set_reason(LinphoneEvent *lev, LinphoneReason reason);
 LinphoneSubscriptionState linphone_subscription_state_from_sal(SalSubscribeStatus ss);
 const LinphoneContent *linphone_content_from_sal_body(LinphoneContent *obj, const SalBody *ref);
-
+void linphone_core_stop_ringing(LinphoneCore *lc);
 void linphone_core_invalidate_friend_subscriptions(LinphoneCore *lc);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus