diff --git a/scumm/sound.cpp b/scumm/sound.cpp
index 5ec777af0e0..da49fdbc62a 100644
--- a/scumm/sound.cpp
+++ b/scumm/sound.cpp
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ void Sound::playSound(int soundID, int offset) {
 	}
 	// Support for Putt-Putt sounds - very hackish, too 8-)
 	else if (READ_UINT32(ptr) == MKID('DIGI') || READ_UINT32(ptr) == MKID('TALK') || READ_UINT32(ptr) == MKID('HSHD')) {
-		// Later game start have 8 less
-		int diff = (READ_UINT32(ptr) == MKID('HSHD')) ? 8 : 0;
+		if (READ_UINT32(ptr) == MKID('HSHD')) {
+			rate = READ_LE_UINT16(ptr + 14);
+			ptr += READ_BE_UINT32(ptr + 4);
+		} else {
+			rate = READ_LE_UINT16(ptr + 22);
+			ptr += 8 + READ_BE_UINT32(ptr + 12);
+		}
 
-		// TODO - discover what data the first chunk, HSHD, contains
-		// it might be useful here.
-		rate = READ_LE_UINT16(ptr + 22 - diff);
-
-		ptr += 8 + READ_BE_UINT32(ptr + 12 - diff);
 		if (READ_UINT32(ptr) != MKID('SDAT'))
 			return;	// abort