diff --git a/src/music/extmidi.cpp b/src/music/extmidi.cpp
index cba772506c..6179501a66 100644
--- a/src/music/extmidi.cpp
+++ b/src/music/extmidi.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#ifndef EXTERNAL_PLAYER
+#define EXTERNAL_PLAYER "timidity"
+#endif
+
 static FMusicDriver_ExtMidi iFMusicDriver_ExtMidi;
 
 const char* MusicDriver_ExtMidi::Start(const char* const * parm)
 {
+	const char *command = GetDriverParam(parm, "cmd");
+	if (StrEmpty(command)) command = EXTERNAL_PLAYER;
+
+	this->command = strdup(command);
 	this->song[0] = '\0';
 	this->pid = -1;
 	return NULL;
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@ const char* MusicDriver_ExtMidi::Start(const char* const * parm)
 
 void MusicDriver_ExtMidi::Stop()
 {
+	free(command);
 	this->song[0] = '\0';
 	this->DoStop();
 }
@@ -68,9 +77,9 @@ void MusicDriver_ExtMidi::DoPlay()
 			d = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
 			if (d != -1 && dup2(d, 1) != -1 && dup2(d, 2) != -1) {
 				#if defined(MIDI_ARG)
-					execlp(msf.extmidi, "extmidi", MIDI_ARG, this->song, (char*)0);
+					execlp(this->command, "extmidi", MIDI_ARG, this->song, (char*)0);
 				#else
-					execlp(msf.extmidi, "extmidi", this->song, (char*)0);
+					execlp(this->command, "extmidi", this->song, (char*)0);
 				#endif
 			}
 			_exit(1);
diff --git a/src/music/extmidi.h b/src/music/extmidi.h
index b5af27722e..bae1e1b4ff 100644
--- a/src/music/extmidi.h
+++ b/src/music/extmidi.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 class MusicDriver_ExtMidi: public MusicDriver {
 private:
+	char *command;
 	char song[MAX_PATH];
 	pid_t pid;
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index c26ad66aef..abbeec8c0a 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1127,10 +1127,6 @@ static int32 UpdateRconPassword(int32 p1)
 
 /* End - Callback Functions */
 
-#ifndef EXTERNAL_PLAYER
-#define EXTERNAL_PLAYER "timidity"
-#endif
-
 static const SettingDesc _music_settings[] = {
 	 SDT_VAR(MusicFileSettings, playlist,   SLE_UINT8, S, 0,   0, 0,   5, 1,  STR_NULL, NULL),
 	 SDT_VAR(MusicFileSettings, music_vol,  SLE_UINT8, S, 0, 127, 0, 127, 1,  STR_NULL, NULL),
@@ -1139,7 +1135,6 @@ static const SettingDesc _music_settings[] = {
 	SDT_LIST(MusicFileSettings, custom_2,   SLE_UINT8, S, 0, NULL,            STR_NULL, NULL),
 	SDT_BOOL(MusicFileSettings, playing,               S, 0, true,            STR_NULL, NULL),
 	SDT_BOOL(MusicFileSettings, shuffle,               S, 0, false,           STR_NULL, NULL),
-	 SDT_STR(MusicFileSettings, extmidi,     SLE_STRB, S, 0, EXTERNAL_PLAYER, STR_NULL, NULL),
 	 SDT_END()
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sound_type.h b/src/sound_type.h
index 3fdf3aef5f..8efc6a22a4 100644
--- a/src/sound_type.h
+++ b/src/sound_type.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct MusicFileSettings {
 	byte custom_2[33];
 	bool playing;
 	bool shuffle;
-	char extmidi[80];
 };
 
 struct FileEntry {