A method, system, and/or computer program product mitigate sympathetic resonance in a structure that is physically proximate to a machine. One or more processors, based on readings from a sound sensor associated with a machine, detect a sound generated by a machine component of the machine. One or more processors, based on readings from a resonance sensor, detect vibration caused by sympathetic resonance in a structure that is physically proximate to the machine, where the sympathetic resonance is caused by the sound generated by the machine component. One or more processors then direct a machine component controller to adjust the machine component in order to mitigate the sympathetic resonance in the structure that is physically proximate to the machine.