The invention relates to a method (100) for controlling an inverter (260), wherein the inverter (260) converts a DC voltage into a multi-phase AC voltage in order to power an electric machine (270). The method comprises the following steps: determining (120) an electrical frequency (f_el) of the electric machine (270); determining (130) a target_switching frequency (f_p_s) for a pulse-width modulation, wherein the target_switching frequency (f_p_s) is synchronous with the determined electrical frequency (f_el) of the electric machine; specifying (140) a target_start angle (alpha_s) of a first voltage indicator of the pulse-width modulation in relation to the stator-fixed alpha axis, or to one of the basic voltage indicators; controlling (150) the inverter (260) by means of pulse-width modulation using the determined target_switching frequency (f_p_s) and the specified target_start angle (alpha_s).