1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/apps/talk.c b/apps/talk.c
index 1854e92cbd..370604f923 100644
--- a/apps/talk.c
+++ b/apps/talk.c
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ const char* const file_thumbnail_ext = ".talk";
 #define MAX_THUMBNAIL_BUFSIZE 32768
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
 extern bool audio_is_initialized;
+#endif
 
 /***************** Data types *****************/
 
@@ -180,9 +182,11 @@ static void load_voicefile(void)
     load_size = file_size; 
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
     /* Wait until the audio is initialized before continuing */
     while(!audio_is_initialized)
         sleep(HZ/100);
+#endif
     
     got_size = read(filehandle, audiobuf, load_size);
     if (got_size != load_size /* failure */)