diff --git a/apps/recorder/radio.c b/apps/recorder/radio.c
index df3c689c13..0976a57467 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/radio.c
+++ b/apps/recorder/radio.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ bool radio_screen(void)
         audio_stop();
         
 #if CONFIG_CODEC != SWCODEC
-    audio_init_recording();
+    audio_init_recording(talk_get_bufsize());
 
     sound_settings_apply();
     /* Yes, we use the D/A for monitoring */
diff --git a/apps/recorder/recording.c b/apps/recorder/recording.c
index 0d414292b2..f4a3580123 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/recording.c
+++ b/apps/recorder/recording.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ bool recording_screen(void)
 #if (CONFIG_LED == LED_REAL) && !defined(SIMULATOR)
     ata_set_led_enabled(false);
 #endif
-    audio_init_recording();
+    audio_init_recording(talk_get_bufsize());
 
     sound_set_volume(global_settings.volume);
 
@@ -1555,8 +1555,9 @@ void audio_beep(int duration)
 
 #ifdef SIMULATOR
 /* stubs for recording sim */
-void audio_init_recording(void)
+void audio_init_recording(unsigned int buffer_offset)
 {
+    buffer_offset = buffer_offset;
 }
 
 void audio_close_recording(void)
diff --git a/firmware/export/audio.h b/firmware/export/audio.h
index 3ed1323701..6922dab1f6 100644
--- a/firmware/export/audio.h
+++ b/firmware/export/audio.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void audio_beep(int duration);
 void audio_init_playback(void);
 
 /* audio recording functions */
-void audio_init_recording(void);
+void audio_init_recording(unsigned int buffer_offset);
 void audio_close_recording(void);
 void audio_record(const char *filename);
 void audio_stop_recording(void);
diff --git a/firmware/mpeg.c b/firmware/mpeg.c
index c47c279d24..7034f3896b 100644
--- a/firmware/mpeg.c
+++ b/firmware/mpeg.c
@@ -2127,8 +2127,9 @@ void audio_init_playback(void)
 /****************************************************************************
  * Recording functions
  ***************************************************************************/
-void audio_init_recording(void)
+void audio_init_recording(unsigned int buffer_offset)
 {
+    buffer_offset = buffer_offset;
     init_recording_done = false;
     queue_post(&mpeg_queue, MPEG_INIT_RECORDING, NULL);
 
@@ -2652,9 +2653,10 @@ void audio_set_recording_gain(int left, int right, int type)
     (void)right;
     (void)type;
 }
-void audio_init_recording(void)
+void audio_init_recording(unsigned int buffer_offset)
 {
     /* a dummy */
+    (void)buffer_offset;
 }
 void audio_set_recording_options(int frequency, int quality,
                                 int source, int channel_mode,
diff --git a/firmware/pcm_record.c b/firmware/pcm_record.c
index 8d34b345c8..a7d8bc707c 100644
--- a/firmware/pcm_record.c
+++ b/firmware/pcm_record.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static short peak_left, peak_right;
 
 #define GET_CHUNK(x)               (short*)(&rec_buffer[CHUNK_SIZE*(x)])
 
+static unsigned int rec_buffer_offset;
 static unsigned char *rec_buffer;  /* Circular recording buffer */
 static int num_chunks;             /* Number of chunks available in rec_buffer */
 
@@ -136,8 +137,9 @@ void pcm_rec_init(void)
  * - Prepare for DMA transfers
  */
  
-void audio_init_recording(void)
+void audio_init_recording(unsigned int buffer_offset)
 {
+    rec_buffer_offset = buffer_offset;
     init_done = false;
     queue_post(&pcmrec_queue, PCMREC_INIT, 0);
     
@@ -820,8 +822,8 @@ static void pcmrec_init(void)
     is_paused = false;
     is_error = false;
 
-    rec_buffer = (unsigned char*)(((unsigned long)audiobuf + talk_get_bufsize()) & ~3);
-    buffer_size = (long)audiobufend - (long)audiobuf - talk_get_bufsize() - 16;
+    rec_buffer = (unsigned char*)(((unsigned long)audiobuf + rec_buffer_offset) & ~3);
+    buffer_size = (long)audiobufend - (long)audiobuf - rec_buffer_offset - 16;
     
     logf("buf size: %d kb", buffer_size/1024);