diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/PlaybackEngine.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/PlaybackEngine.cpp
index 3be2455..fe45486 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/PlaybackEngine.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/PlaybackEngine.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ void PlaybackEngine::musicFeedThread() {
         }
 
         size_t done = 0; // bytes!
-        int err = mpg123_read(musicFile->handle, cbuf, cbuf_size_bytes, &done);
+        size_t read_size_bytes = std::min(num_samples * num_ch_in * sizeof(int16_t), cbuf_size_bytes);
+        int err = mpg123_read(musicFile->handle, cbuf, read_size_bytes, &done);
         musicFile->remaining_samples -= done / sizeof(int16_t);
         musicFile->offset = 0; // unused here
         if (err != MPG123_OK && err != MPG123_DONE) {