diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
index 860b361920..2f43a0f843 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool RageSound_DSound_Software::GetData()
 	}
 	memset(buf, 0, bufsize*sizeof(Uint16));
 
-	SoundMixBuffer mix;
+	static SoundMixBuffer mix;
 
 	for(unsigned i = 0; i < sounds.size(); ++i)
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
index 24163e9a29..17ba4df1b7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ bool RageSound_WaveOut::GetData()
 		buf = new Sint16[bufsize];
 	memset(buf, 0, bufsize*sizeof(Uint16));
 	memset(buffers[b].lpData, 0, bufsize*sizeof(Uint16));
-	SoundMixBuffer mix;
+	static SoundMixBuffer mix;
 
 	for(unsigned i = 0; i < sounds.size(); ++i)
 	{