diff --git a/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.cpp b/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.cpp
index cb19226ae..f808dc662 100644
--- a/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.cpp
+++ b/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.cpp
@@ -145,15 +145,21 @@ Preset::~Preset()
 
 void Preset::loadSamples()
       {
+      QFile fd(sfont->get_name());
+      if (!fd.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+            qWarning("SoundFont(%s) failed to open", qPrintable(sfont->get_name()));
+            return;
+            }
+
       bool locked = sfont->synth->mutex.tryLock();
 
       if (_global_zone && _global_zone->instrument) {
             Instrument* i = _global_zone->instrument;
             if (i->global_zone && i->global_zone->sample)
-                  i->global_zone->sample->load();
+                  i->global_zone->sample->load(&fd);
 
             for (Zone* iz : qAsConst(i->zones))
-                  iz->sample->load();
+                  iz->sample->load(&fd);
             }
 
       int currentInstrZone = 0;
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ void Preset::loadSamples()
             sfont->synth->setLoadProgress(currentInstrZone++ / instrSize * 100);
             Instrument* i = z->instrument;
             if (i->global_zone && i->global_zone->sample)
-                  i->global_zone->sample->load();
+                  i->global_zone->sample->load(&fd);
 
             for (Zone* iz : qAsConst(i->zones)) {
                   if (sfont->synth->globalTerminate()) {
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ void Preset::loadSamples()
                         return;
                   }
 
-                  iz->sample->load();
+                  iz->sample->load(&fd);
                   }
             }
 
@@ -630,19 +636,16 @@ Sample::~Sample()
 //   load
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
-void Sample::load()
+void Sample::load(QFile *fp)
       {
       if (!_valid || data)
             return;
-      QFile fd(sf->get_name());
-      if (!fd.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
-            return;
       if (sampletype & FLUID_SAMPLETYPE_OGG_VORBIS) {
-            if (!fd.seek(sf->samplePos() + start))
+            if (!fp->seek(sf->samplePos() + start))
                   return;
             }
       else {
-            if (!fd.seek(sf->samplePos() + start * sizeof(short)))
+            if (!fp->seek(sf->samplePos() + start * sizeof(short)))
                   return;
             }
       unsigned int size = end - start;
@@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ void Sample::load()
 #ifdef SOUNDFONT3
             std::vector<char> p;
             p.resize(size);
-            if (fd.read(p.data(), size) != size) {
+            if (fp->read(p.data(), size) != size) {
                   qWarning("SoundFont(%s) Sample(%s) read %u bytes failed", qPrintable(sf->get_name()), name, size);
                   setValid(false);
                   return;
@@ -663,7 +666,7 @@ void Sample::load()
             data = new short[size];
             size *= sizeof(short);
 
-            if (fd.read((char*)data, size) != size) {
+            if (fp->read((char*)data, size) != size) {
                   qWarning("SoundFont(%s) Sample(%s) read %u bytes failed", qPrintable(sf->get_name()), name, size);
                   setValid(false);
                   return;
diff --git a/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.h b/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.h
index 15e048e68..d4b02fc54 100644
--- a/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.h
+++ b/audio/midi/fluid/sfont.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Sample {
 
       bool inRom() const;
       void optimize();
-      void load();
+      void load(QFile *fp);
       bool valid() const    { return _valid; }
       void setValid(bool v) { _valid = v; }
 #ifdef SOUNDFONT3