diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/play.c b/Gui/mplayer/play.c
index d5c3c62766..6942c31c70 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/play.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/play.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void mplStop()
  if ( !mplShMem->Playing ) return;
  mplShMem->Playing=0;
  mplShMem->TimeSec=0;
+ mplShMem->Position=0;
  if ( !appMPlayer.subWindow.isFullScreen )
   {
    wsMoveWindow( &appMPlayer.subWindow,appMPlayer.sub.x,appMPlayer.sub.y );
@@ -96,15 +97,9 @@ void mplResize( unsigned int X,unsigned int Y,unsigned int width,unsigned int he
 
 void mplMPlayerInit( int argc,char* argv[], char *envp[] )
 {
-#if 0
- mplShMem=shmem_alloc( ShMemSize );
-#else
- mplShMem=calloc( 1,ShMemSize );
-#endif
- signal( SIGTYPE,mplMainSigHandler );
-
- memset( mplShMem,0,ShMemSize );
+ mplShMem=calloc( 1,sizeof( mplCommStruct ) );
  mplShMem->Balance=50.0f;
+ signal( SIGTYPE,mplMainSigHandler );
 }
 
 float mplGetPosition( void )
diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
index 98bc3c115d..c6e7716af2 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void gtkThreadProc( int argc,char * argv[] )
 
 void gtkInit( int argc,char* argv[], char *envp[] )
 {
- gtkShMem=shmem_alloc( ShMemSize );
+ gtkShMem=shmem_alloc( sizeof( gtkCommStruct ) );
  if ( ( gtkPID = fork() ) == 0 ) gtkThreadProc( argc,argv );
 }
 
diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
index b2f9091bd9..7d3184e370 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ typedef struct
  gtkOptionsStruct      op;
 } gtkCommStruct;
 
-#define ShMemSize sizeof( gtkCommStruct )
-
 extern gtkCommStruct * gtkShMem;
 
 extern GtkWidget     * SkinBrowser;