diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/openal/sfx.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/openal/sfx.c
index 2b2e7f4f4..dc23cea0b 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/openal/sfx.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/openal/sfx.c
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ _GetSoundBankData (FILE *fp, DWORD length)
 			fprintf (stderr, "_GetSoundBankData: Bad file!\n");
 		}
 
-		if (ftell (fp) - opos >= length)
-			break;
+		// pkunk insult fix 2002/11/12 (ftell shouldn't be needed for loop to terminate)
+		/*if (ftell (fp) - opos >= length)
+			break;*/
 	}
 #ifdef WIN32
 	_setmode (fileno (fp), omode);