diff --git a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
index bf22c7b6be..8b6d1e20bd 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
@@ -1484,11 +1484,14 @@ audio_thread_quit:
 
 /* End of libmad stuff */
 
-/* The audio stack is stolen from the core codec thread */
+/* The audio stack is stolen from the core codec thread (but not in uisim) */
 #define AUDIO_STACKSIZE (9*1024)
-static uint32_t codec_stack_copy[AUDIO_STACKSIZE / sizeof(uint32_t)];
 uint32_t* audio_stack;
 
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
+static uint32_t codec_stack_copy[AUDIO_STACKSIZE / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+#endif
+
 /* TODO: Check if 4KB is appropriate - it works for my test streams,
    so maybe we can reduce it. */
 #define VIDEO_STACKSIZE (4*1024)