diff --git a/src/common/audio/sound/oalsound.cpp b/src/common/audio/sound/oalsound.cpp
index 96809e7be..511a89fbd 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/sound/oalsound.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/sound/oalsound.cpp
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ SoundHandle OpenALSoundRenderer::LoadSound(uint8_t *sfxdata, int length, int def
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	std::vector<uint8_t> data;
+	TArray<uint8_t> data;
 	unsigned total = 0;
 	unsigned got;
 
diff --git a/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h b/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
index cb38386a3..9212e997f 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
+++ b/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ private:
 
 	// Checks if a copy of this sound is already playing.
 	bool CheckSingular(FSoundID sound_id);
-	virtual std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) = 0;
+	virtual TArray<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) = 0;
 
 protected:
 	virtual bool CheckSoundLimit(sfxinfo_t* sfx, const FVector3& pos, int near_limit, float limit_range, int sourcetype, const void* actor, int channel, float attenuation);
diff --git a/src/sound/s_doomsound.cpp b/src/sound/s_doomsound.cpp
index 9000f958b..c94ee4aba 100644
--- a/src/sound/s_doomsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/s_doomsound.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class DoomSoundEngine : public SoundEngine
 
 	void CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3], int channum, int chanflags, FSoundID soundid, FVector3* pos, FVector3* vel, FSoundChan *) override;
 	bool ValidatePosVel(int sourcetype, const void* source, const FVector3& pos, const FVector3& vel);
-	std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum);
+	TArray<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum);
 	FSoundID PickReplacement(FSoundID refid);
 	FSoundID ResolveSound(const void *ent, int type, FSoundID soundid, float &attenuation) override;
 	void CacheSound(sfxinfo_t* sfx) override;
@@ -1166,10 +1166,13 @@ bool DoomSoundEngine::ValidatePosVel(int sourcetype, const void* source, const F
 // 
 //==========================================================================
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> DoomSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
+TArray<uint8_t> DoomSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
 {
 	auto wlump = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(lumpnum);
-	return wlump.Read();
+	TArray<uint8_t> buffer(wlump.GetLength(), true);
+	auto len = wlump.Read(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+	buffer.Resize(len);
+	return buffer;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================