diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 6a555abaf..3f2ee77c0 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ audiofile_file_seek(AFvirtualfile *vfile, AFfileoffset _offset,
 static AFvirtualfile *
 setup_virtual_fops(AudioFileInputStream &afis) noexcept
 {
-	AFvirtualfile *vf = new AFvirtualfile();
+	AFvirtualfile *vf = (AFvirtualfile *)malloc(sizeof(*vf));
 	vf->closure = &afis;
 	vf->write = nullptr;
 	vf->read    = audiofile_file_read;