diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.cpp
index 90b6f0ad1c..c38a3b2c5d 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ FlacLoaderPlugin::FlacLoaderPlugin(StringView path)
         return;
     }
 
-    m_stream = make<FlacInputStream>(Core::InputFileStream(*m_file));
+    auto maybe_stream = Core::InputFileStream::open_buffered(path);
+    if (maybe_stream.is_error()) {
+        m_error_string = "Can't open file stream";
+        return;
+    }
+    m_stream = make<FlacInputStream>(maybe_stream.release_value());
     if (!m_stream) {
-        m_error_string = String::formatted("Can't open memory stream");
+        m_error_string = "Can't open file stream";
         return;
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ bool FlacLoaderPlugin::parse_header()
 
     InputBitStream bit_input = [&]() -> InputBitStream {
         if (m_file) {
-            return InputBitStream(m_stream->get<Core::InputFileStream>());
+            return InputBitStream(m_stream->get<Buffered<Core::InputFileStream>>());
         }
         return InputBitStream(m_stream->get<InputMemoryStream>());
     }();
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.h
index dd7da0e423..8152d48827 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/FlacLoader.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "FlacTypes.h"
 #include "Loader.h"
 #include <AK/BitStream.h>
+#include <AK/Buffered.h>
 #include <AK/Stream.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <AK/Variant.h>
@@ -17,16 +18,19 @@
 
 namespace Audio {
 
-class FlacInputStream : public Variant<Core::InputFileStream, InputMemoryStream> {
+class FlacInputStream : public Variant<Buffered<Core::InputFileStream>, InputMemoryStream> {
 
 public:
-    using Variant<Core::InputFileStream, InputMemoryStream>::Variant;
+    using Variant<Buffered<Core::InputFileStream>, InputMemoryStream>::Variant;
 
     bool seek(size_t pos)
     {
         return this->visit(
-            [&](Core::InputFileStream& stream) {
-                return stream.seek(pos);
+            [&](Buffered<Core::InputFileStream>& buffered) {
+                // Discard the buffer, then seek normally.
+                if (!buffered.discard_or_error(buffered.buffered()))
+                    return false;
+                return buffered.underlying_stream().seek(pos);
             },
             [&](InputMemoryStream& stream) {
                 if (pos >= stream.bytes().size()) {