diff --git a/apps/audio_thread.c b/apps/audio_thread.c
index 4750d0cc43..3af8b2bbf6 100644
--- a/apps/audio_thread.c
+++ b/apps/audio_thread.c
@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@ void INIT_ATTR audio_init(void)
     recording_init();
 #endif
 
-    /* ...now...audio_reset_buffer must know the size of voicefile buffer so
-       init talk first which will init the buffers */
-    talk_init();
-
    /* Probably safe to say */
     audio_is_initialized = true;
 
diff --git a/apps/mpeg.c b/apps/mpeg.c
index bfe3d6d54f..c0b2ae0c0e 100644
--- a/apps/mpeg.c
+++ b/apps/mpeg.c
@@ -3008,8 +3008,6 @@ void audio_init(void)
         or_b(0x08, &PADRH);
 #endif /* CONFIG_CODEC == MAS3587F */
 
-    talk_init();
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #ifndef SIMULATOR
     dbg_timer_start();
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index e4a44dafe1..13dcb5cca9 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -971,10 +971,10 @@ void settings_apply(bool read_disk)
             CHART(">lang_core_load");
             lang_core_load(buf);
             CHART("<lang_core_load");
-            CHART(">talk_init");
-            talk_init(); /* use voice of same language */
-            CHART("<talk_init");
         }
+        CHART(">talk_init");
+        talk_init(); /* use voice of same language */
+        CHART("<talk_init");
 
         /* load the icon set */
         CHART(">icons_init");