diff --git a/neo/sound/XAudio2/XA2_SoundSample.cpp b/neo/sound/XAudio2/XA2_SoundSample.cpp
index 184201d4..8610f8e0 100644
--- a/neo/sound/XAudio2/XA2_SoundSample.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/XAudio2/XA2_SoundSample.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ bool idSoundSample_XAudio2::LoadOgg( const idStr& filename )
 	buffers[0].numSamples = playLength;
 	buffers[0].buffer = AllocBuffer( totalBufferSize, GetName() );
 
-	decoder.Read( buffers[0].buffer, buffers[0].bufferSize );
+	int val = decoder.Read( buffers[0].buffer, buffers[0].bufferSize );
+
+	return ( val != -1 );
 }
 
 /*