diff --git a/apps/pcmbuf.c b/apps/pcmbuf.c
index ca17437534..946eb16021 100644
--- a/apps/pcmbuf.c
+++ b/apps/pcmbuf.c
@@ -467,22 +467,20 @@ static size_t get_next_required_pcmbuf_size(void)
 }
 
 /* Initialize the pcmbuffer the structure looks like this:
- * ...|---------PCMBUF---------|FADEBUF|VOICEBUF|DESCS|... */
+ * ...|---------PCMBUF---------[|FADEBUF]|DESCS|... */
 size_t pcmbuf_init(unsigned char *bufend)
 {
-    unsigned char *voicebuf;
-
     pcmbuf_bufend = bufend;
     pcmbuf_size = get_next_required_pcmbuf_size();
     write_chunk = (struct chunkdesc *)pcmbuf_bufend -
         NUM_CHUNK_DESCS(pcmbuf_size);
-    voicebuf = (unsigned char *)write_chunk -
-                voicebuf_init((unsigned char *)write_chunk);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CROSSFADE
-    fadebuf = voicebuf - CROSSFADE_BUFSIZE;
+    fadebuf = (unsigned char *)write_chunk -
+        (crossfade_enable_request ? CROSSFADE_BUFSIZE : 0);
     pcmbuffer = fadebuf - pcmbuf_size;
 #else
-    pcmbuffer = voicebuf - pcmbuf_size;
+    pcmbuffer = (unsigned char *)write_chunk - pcmbuf_size;
 #endif
 
     init_pcmbuffers();
diff --git a/apps/playback.c b/apps/playback.c
index c74c606016..fe9bd579d4 100644
--- a/apps/playback.c
+++ b/apps/playback.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void audio_reset_buffer(void)
 {
     /*
      * Layout audio buffer as follows:
-     * [[|TALK]|SCRATCH|BUFFERING|PCM|]
+     * [[|TALK]|SCRATCH|BUFFERING|PCM|[VOICE|]]
      */
 
     /* see audio_get_recording_buffer if this is modified */
@@ -755,6 +755,18 @@ static void audio_reset_buffer(void)
 
     ALIGN_BUFFER(filebuf, filebuflen, sizeof (intptr_t));
 
+    if (talk_voice_required())
+    {
+        /* Need a space for voice PCM output */
+        allocsize = voicebuf_init(filebuf + filebuflen);
+
+        allocsize = ALIGN_UP(allocsize, sizeof (intptr_t));
+        if (allocsize > filebuflen)
+            goto bufpanic;
+
+        filebuflen -= allocsize;
+    }
+
     /* Subtract whatever the pcm buffer says it used plus the guard buffer */
     allocsize = pcmbuf_init(filebuf + filebuflen);
 
@@ -3475,7 +3487,7 @@ unsigned char * audio_get_buffer(bool talk_buf, size_t *buffer_size)
            swap space */
         logf("get buffer: audio");
         buf = audiobuf + talk_get_bufsize();
-        end = audiobufend - pcmbuf_init(audiobufend);
+        end = audiobufend - voicebuf_init(audiobufend);
         buffer_state = AUDIOBUF_STATE_VOICED_ONLY;
     }