diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index 169d6cab4..268a38144 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ don't give messages about seeing things happen while asleep
 protect hero from mind flayer's remote mental blast during successful prayer
 recognize if hero has already entered Gehennom by means other than usual route
 	so that prompt can be skipped if Valley's stairs are subsequently used
+once you've passed the Valley, drawbridge tune is no longer a prayer reward
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/pray.c b/src/pray.c
index 3c5afb1a8..500c82f6b 100644
--- a/src/pray.c
+++ b/src/pray.c
@@ -917,8 +917,11 @@ pleased(g_align)
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 3:
-	    /* takes 2 hints to get the music to enter the stronghold */
-	    if (!u.uevent.uopened_dbridge) {
+	    /* takes 2 hints to get the music to enter the stronghold;
+	       skip if you've solved it via mastermind or destroyed the
+	       drawbridge (both set uopened_dbridge) or if you've already
+	       travelled past the Valley of the Dead (gehennom_entered) */
+	    if (!u.uevent.uopened_dbridge && !u.uevent.gehennom_entered) {
 		if (u.uevent.uheard_tune < 1) {
 		    godvoice(g_align,(char *)0);
 		    verbalize("Hark, %s!",