diff --git a/src/m4a.c b/src/m4a.c
index e079ba4f6..7d7193334 100644
--- a/src/m4a.c
+++ b/src/m4a.c
@@ -1616,6 +1616,9 @@ void ply_xcmd_0C(struct MusicPlayerInfo *mplayInfo, struct MusicPlayerTrack *tra
 void ply_xcmd_0D(struct MusicPlayerInfo *mplayInfo, struct MusicPlayerTrack *track)
 {
     u32 unk;
+#ifdef UBFIX
+    unk = 0;
+#endif
 
     READ_XCMD_BYTE(unk, 0) // UB: uninitialized variable
     READ_XCMD_BYTE(unk, 1)
@@ -1657,18 +1660,12 @@ start_song:
     mplayInfo = &gPokemonCryMusicPlayers[i];
     mplayInfo->ident++;
 
-#define CRY ((s32)&gPokemonCrySongs + i * sizeof(struct PokemonCrySong))
-#define CRY_OFS(field) offsetof(struct PokemonCrySong, field)
+    gPokemonCrySongs[i] = gPokemonCrySong;
 
-    memcpy((void *)CRY, &gPokemonCrySong, sizeof(struct PokemonCrySong));
-
-    *(u32 *)(CRY + CRY_OFS(tone)) = (u32)tone;
-    *(u32 *)(CRY + CRY_OFS(part)) = CRY + CRY_OFS(part0);
-    *(u32 *)(CRY + CRY_OFS(part) + 4) = CRY + CRY_OFS(part1);
-    *(u32 *)(CRY + CRY_OFS(gotoTarget)) = CRY + CRY_OFS(cont);
-
-#undef CRY_OFS
-#undef CRY
+    gPokemonCrySongs[i].tone = tone;
+    gPokemonCrySongs[i].part[0] = &gPokemonCrySongs[i].part0;
+    gPokemonCrySongs[i].part[1] = &gPokemonCrySongs[i].part1;
+    gPokemonCrySongs[i].gotoTarget = (u32)&gPokemonCrySongs[i].cont;
 
     mplayInfo->ident = ID_NUMBER;