diff --git a/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp b/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
index 8295eb6f7..3c1d21b17 100644
--- a/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ U32 SFXSndStream::read(U8* buffer, U32 length)
       Con::errorf("SFXSndStream - read: %s", sf_strerror(sndFile));
    }
 
-   return framesRead;
+   return framesRead * mFormat.getBytesPerSample();
 }
 
 bool SFXSndStream::isEOS() const