diff --git a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/DirectSound/DirectSoundBuffer.cpp b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/DirectSound/DirectSoundBuffer.cpp
index 2c4ed4f71..db660d044 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/DirectSound/DirectSoundBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/DirectSound/DirectSoundBuffer.cpp
@@ -748,11 +748,6 @@ xbox::hresult_xt WINAPI xbox::EMUPATCH(IDirectSoundBuffer_SetBufferData)
                             pThis->X_lock.dwLockBytes2);
     }
 
-    //TODO: Current workaround method since dwBufferBytes do set to zero. Otherwise it will produce lock error message.
-    if (dwBufferBytes == 0) {
-
-        return DS_OK;
-    }
     HRESULT hRet = DSERR_OUTOFMEMORY;
     DWORD dwStatus;
 
@@ -765,6 +760,12 @@ xbox::hresult_xt WINAPI xbox::EMUPATCH(IDirectSoundBuffer_SetBufferData)
         pThis->EmuDirectSoundBuffer8->GetStatus(&dwStatus);
     }
 
+    //TODO: Current workaround method since dwBufferBytes do set to zero. Otherwise it will produce lock error message.
+    if (dwBufferBytes == 0) {
+
+        return DS_OK;
+    }
+
     // Allocate memory whenever made request internally
     if (pvBufferData == xbox::zeroptr && DSoundSGEMenAllocCheck(dwBufferBytes)) {
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalDSVoice.cpp b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalDSVoice.cpp
index 0515f3aa0..08045768d 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalDSVoice.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalDSVoice.cpp
@@ -28,22 +28,26 @@
 
 // Interface for get format
 template<class T>
-void GetFormat_4034_lower(T& settings, xbox::audio_format& format)
+xbox::audio_format GetFormat_4034_lower(T& settings)
 {
-    format.audio_codec = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.wFormatTag = format.audio_codec;
+    xbox::audio_format format;
+    format.audio_codec = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.wFormatTag;
     format.nChannels = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.nChannels;
     format.cbSize = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.cbSize;
     format.nSamplesPerSec = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.nSamplesPerSec;
     format.bitsPerSample = settings.p_audio_format->wfx.wBitsPerSample;
+    return format;
 }
 template<class T>
-void GetFormat_4039_upper(T& settings, xbox::audio_format& format)
+xbox::audio_format GetFormat_4039_upper(T& settings)
 {
+    xbox::audio_format format;
     format.audio_codec = settings.audio_codec;
     format.nChannels = settings.nChannels;
     format.cbSize = settings.cbSize;
     format.nSamplesPerSec = settings.nSamplesPerSec_default;
     format.bitsPerSample = settings.bitsPerSample;
+    return format;
 }
 
 // Interface for set format
diff --git a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalStruct.hpp b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalStruct.hpp
index 746d85811..bed3827c6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalStruct.hpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/DSOUND/common/XbInternalStruct.hpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct CDirectSoundVoice : CUnknownGenericManager {
     static_assert(sizeof(_settings) == 0x300); // Not really require
 
     // Generic interface without need to check xdk's build revision every time.
-    typedef void            (*pGetFormat)(_settings& settings, audio_format& format);
+    typedef audio_format    (*pGetFormat)(_settings& settings);
     typedef void            (*pSetFormat)(_settings& settings, audio_format format);
     typedef uint32_t        (*pGetUint32)(_settings& settings);
     typedef void            (*pSetUint32)(_settings& settings, uint32_t value);
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ struct CDirectSoundVoice : CUnknownGenericManager {
     } funcs;
     static_assert(sizeof(funcs) == 0x24); // Not really require
 
-    inline void GetFormat(audio_format& format) {
-        funcs.GetFormat(settings, format);
+    inline audio_format GetFormat() {
+        return funcs.GetFormat(settings);
     };
     inline void SetFormat(audio_format format) {
         funcs.SetFormat(settings, format);