diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFile.cpp
index ae2b8faa75..b32a0bc517 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFile.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void RageFile::Rewind()
 
 int RageFile::Read( CString &buffer, int bytes )
 {
-	buffer.clear();
+	buffer.erase( buffer.begin(), buffer.end() );
 	buffer.reserve( bytes != -1? bytes: this->GetFileSize() );
 
 	int ret = 0;