diff --git a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvAudioStream.java b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvAudioStream.java
index cfe5e2c0..f7cfb321 100644
--- a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvAudioStream.java
+++ b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvAudioStream.java
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ public class NvAudioStream {
 						return;
 					}
 					
-					// !!! We no longer own the data buffer at this point !!!
 					depacketizer.decodeInputData(packet);
+					
+					pool.free(packet.getBackingBuffer());
 				}
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/AvRtpPacket.java b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/AvRtpPacket.java
index ebd67c20..8e4250e7 100644
--- a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/AvRtpPacket.java
+++ b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/AvRtpPacket.java
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ public class AvRtpPacket {
 		return seqNum;
 	}
 	
+	public byte[] getBackingBuffer()
+	{
+		return buffer.data;
+	}
+	
 	public AvByteBufferDescriptor getNewPayloadDescriptor()
 	{
 		return new AvByteBufferDescriptor(buffer.data, buffer.offset+12, buffer.length-12);