diff --git a/apps/codecs/flac.c b/apps/codecs/flac.c
index dfde12cabc..f55863b93a 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/flac.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/flac.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ enum codec_status codec_start(struct codec_api* api)
     ci->configure(DSP_SET_FREQUENCY, (long *)(ci->id3->frequency));
 
     /* The main decoding loop */
+    samplesdone=0;
     bytesleft=ci->read_filebuf(buf,sizeof(buf));
     while (bytesleft) {
         ci->yield();