diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 043d72d30f30..08f5f4031203 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "test:debug": "TZ=utc NODE_OPTIONS='--inspect-brk --experimental-vm-modules' jest --runInBand",
     "perf-test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules npx reassure",
     "typecheck": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 tsc",
-    "lint": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 eslint . --max-warnings=262 --cache --cache-location=node_modules/.cache/eslint",
+    "lint": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 eslint . --max-warnings=261 --cache --cache-location=node_modules/.cache/eslint",
     "lint-changed": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 ./scripts/lintChanged.sh",
     "lint-watch": "npx eslint-watch --watch --changed",
     "shellcheck": "./scripts/shellCheck.sh",
diff --git a/src/libs/Sound/BaseSound.ts b/src/libs/Sound/BaseSound.ts
index 1b1853eb30a6..813c849e79af 100644
--- a/src/libs/Sound/BaseSound.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Sound/BaseSound.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 
 let isMuted = false;
 
-Onyx.connect({
+// We use `connectWithoutView` here because this is purely for sound utility logic and not connected
+// to any UI component. This connection tracks the platform-specific mute state in a module-level
+// variable that sound functions check when called, avoiding unnecessary re-renders since.
+Onyx.connectWithoutView({
     key: ONYXKEYS.NVP_MUTED_PLATFORMS,
     callback: (val) => {
         const platform = getPlatform(true);