diff --git a/code/client/snd_codec.c b/code/client/snd_codec.c
index dc027e94..d22a0971 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_codec.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_codec.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void *S_CodecGetSound(const char *filename, snd_info_t *info)
 		if( codec == orgCodec )
 			continue;
 
-		Com_sprintf( altName, sizeof (altName), "%s%s", localName, codec->ext );
+		Com_sprintf( altName, sizeof (altName), "%s.%s", localName, codec->ext );
 
 		// Load
 		if( info )
diff --git a/code/client/snd_codec_ogg.c b/code/client/snd_codec_ogg.c
index 7459ba08..511de719 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_codec_ogg.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_codec_ogg.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 // Q3 OGG codec
 snd_codec_t ogg_codec =
 {
-	".ogg",
+	"ogg",
 	S_OGG_CodecLoad,
 	S_OGG_CodecOpenStream,
 	S_OGG_CodecReadStream,
diff --git a/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c b/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
index 63f16f2c..ef0e15e6 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static qboolean S_ReadRIFFHeader(fileHandle_t file, snd_info_t *info)
 // WAV codec
 snd_codec_t wav_codec =
 {
-	".wav",
+	"wav",
 	S_WAV_CodecLoad,
 	S_WAV_CodecOpenStream,
 	S_WAV_CodecReadStream,