diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 687ea48ed..76ce6a1ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ TombEngine releases are located in this repository (alongside with Tomb Editor):
 * Fixed flickering rat emitter.
 * Fixed player model submerging into the floor while swimming underwater.
 * Fixed custom shatter sounds with custom sound IDs not playing correctly.
+* Fixed crashes with sound samples larger than 2 megabytes.
 
 ### New Features
 * Added multithreading and an option for it to flow system settings.
diff --git a/TombEngine/Specific/level.cpp b/TombEngine/Specific/level.cpp
index a48507e7f..a08041f27 100644
--- a/TombEngine/Specific/level.cpp
+++ b/TombEngine/Specific/level.cpp
@@ -1459,19 +1459,19 @@ void LoadSamples()
 
 	TENLog("Sample count: " + std::to_string(sampleCount), LogLevel::Info);
 
-	int uncompressedSize = 0;
-	int compressedSize = 0;
-	char* buffer = (char*)malloc(2 * 1024 * 1024);
+	std::vector<char> buffer;
+	buffer.reserve(2 * 1024 * 1024);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < sampleCount; i++)
 	{
-		uncompressedSize = ReadInt32();
-		compressedSize = ReadInt32();
-		ReadBytes(buffer, compressedSize);
-		LoadSample(buffer, compressedSize, uncompressedSize, i);
-	}
+		int uncompressedSize = ReadInt32();
+		int compressedSize = ReadInt32();
 
-	free(buffer);
+		buffer.resize(compressedSize);
+
+		ReadBytes(buffer.data(), compressedSize);
+		LoadSample(buffer.data(), compressedSize, uncompressedSize, i);
+	}
 }
 
 void LoadBoxes()