diff --git a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
index 186f1d656..e64c59999 100644
--- a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/LostArtefacts/TRX/compare/tr2-0.7...develop) - ××××-××-××
+- fixed a crash when selecting the sound option (#2057, regression from 0.6)
 
 ## [0.7](https://github.com/LostArtefacts/TRX/compare/tr2-0.6...tr2-0.7) - 2024-12-16
 - switched to OpenGL rendering (#1844)
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/gameflow/reader.c b/src/tr2/game/gameflow/reader.c
index ec7d0e7f2..e069b4745 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/gameflow/reader.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/gameflow/reader.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ bool GF_N_Load(const char *const path)
     GF_N_Shutdown();
 
     bool result = true;
+    JSON_VALUE *root = NULL;
 
     char *script_data = NULL;
     if (!File_Load(path, &script_data, NULL)) {
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ bool GF_N_Load(const char *const path)
     }
 
     JSON_PARSE_RESULT parse_result;
-    JSON_VALUE *root = JSON_ParseEx(
+    root = JSON_ParseEx(
         script_data, strlen(script_data), JSON_PARSE_FLAGS_ALLOW_JSON5, NULL,
         NULL, &parse_result);
     if (root == NULL) {
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ bool GF_N_Load(const char *const path)
     result &= M_LoadScriptLevels(root_obj, gf);
 
 end:
-    if (root) {
+    if (root != NULL) {
         JSON_ValueFree(root);
         root = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/option/option_sound.c b/src/tr2/game/option/option_sound.c
index a502678ab..2c231f3b5 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/option/option_sound.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/option/option_sound.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static void M_InitText(void)
     CLAMPG(g_Config.audio.music_volume, 10);
     CLAMPG(g_Config.audio.sound_volume, 10);
 
-    char text[8];
+    char text[32];
     sprintf(text, "\\{icon music} %2d", g_Config.audio.music_volume);
     g_SoundText[0] = Text_Create(0, 0, text);
     Text_AddBackground(g_SoundText[0], 128, 0, 0, 0, TS_REQUESTED);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void Option_Sound_Shutdown(void)
 
 void Option_Sound_Control(INVENTORY_ITEM *const item)
 {
-    char text[8];
+    char text[32];
 
     if (g_SoundText[0] == NULL) {
         M_InitText();