diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mix.c b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mix.c
index bd40ccb63c..795898c019 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mix.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mix.c
@@ -111,20 +111,23 @@ void audio_mix_free_chunk(audio_chunk_t *chunk)
 audio_chunk_t* audio_mix_load_wav_file(const char *path, int sample_rate)
 {
    int sample_size;
+   ssize_t len          = 0;
+   void *buf            = NULL;
    audio_chunk_t *chunk = (audio_chunk_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*chunk));
 
    if (!chunk)
       return NULL;
 
-   chunk->sample_rate = sample_rate;
-
-   if (!filestream_read_file(path, &chunk->buf, &chunk->len))
+   if (!filestream_read_file(path, &buf, &len))
    {
       printf("Could not open WAV file for reading.\n");
       goto error;
    }
 
-   chunk->rwav = (rwav_t*)malloc(sizeof(rwav_t));
+   chunk->sample_rate = sample_rate;
+   chunk->buf         = buf;
+   chunk->len         = len;
+   chunk->rwav        = (rwav_t*)malloc(sizeof(rwav_t));
 
    if (rwav_load(chunk->rwav, chunk->buf, chunk->len) == RWAV_ITERATE_ERROR)
    {