diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 617b5322fd..dca6f7e550 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 	switch_core_session_message_t *message = NULL;
 	switch_frame_t *read_frame = NULL;
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	uint8_t abuf[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	uint8_t *abuf = NULL;
 	int timelimit = 60;
 	const char *var = switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, "call_timeout");
 	switch_time_t start = 0;
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG,
 								  "Raw Codec Activation Success L16@%uhz 1 channel %dms\n",
 								  read_codec->implementation->actual_samples_per_second, read_codec->implementation->microseconds_per_frame / 1000);
-				write_frame.data = abuf;
-				write_frame.buflen = sizeof(abuf);
+				write_frame.data = abuf = malloc(SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE);
+				write_frame.buflen = SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE;
 				
 				write_frame.codec = &write_codec;
 				write_frame.datalen = read_codec->implementation->bytes_per_frame;
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 		
 		if (read_frame && !pass) {
 			if (ringback.fh) {
-				uint8_t fbuf[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
 				switch_size_t mlen, olen;
 				unsigned int pos = 0;
+				uint8_t *fbuf = malloc(SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE);
 							
 				if (ringback.asis) {
 					mlen = write_frame.codec->implementation->encoded_bytes_per_frame;
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 				}
 				write_frame.data = fbuf;
 				write_frame.datalen = (uint32_t) (ringback.asis ? olen : olen * 2);
+				switch_safe_free(fbuf);
 			} else if (ringback.audio_buffer) {
 				if ((write_frame.datalen = (uint32_t) switch_buffer_read_loop(ringback.audio_buffer,
 																			  write_frame.data,
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 		}
 		switch_core_codec_destroy(&write_codec);
 	}
+	switch_safe_free(abuf);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -467,7 +469,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	int32_t sleep_ms = 1000, try = 0, retries = 1, idx = IDX_NADA;
 	switch_codec_t write_codec = { 0 };
 	switch_frame_t write_frame = { 0 };
-	uint8_t fdata[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE], pass = 0;
+	uint8_t *fdata;
+	uint8_t pass = 0;
 	char key[80] = SWITCH_BLANK_STRING, file[512] = SWITCH_BLANK_STRING, *odata, *var;
 	switch_call_cause_t reason = SWITCH_CAUSE_UNALLOCATED;
 	uint8_t to = 0;
@@ -481,7 +484,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	uint8_t ring_ready = 0;
 	char *loop_data = NULL;
 
-	write_frame.data = fdata;
+	write_frame.data = fdata = malloc(SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 	*bleg = NULL;
 	odata = strdup(bridgeto);
@@ -1033,9 +1036,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 					
 					if (ring_ready && read_frame && !pass) {
 						if (ringback.fh) {
-							uint8_t abuf[SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE];
 							switch_size_t mlen, olen;
 							unsigned int pos = 0;
+							uint8_t *abuf = malloc(SWITCH_RECOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 							if (ringback.asis) {
 								mlen = write_frame.codec->implementation->encoded_bytes_per_frame;
@@ -1057,6 +1060,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 							}
 							write_frame.data = abuf;
 							write_frame.datalen = (uint32_t) (ringback.asis ? olen : olen * 2);
+							switch_safe_free(abuf);
 						} else if (ringback.audio_buffer) {
 							if ((write_frame.datalen = (uint32_t) switch_buffer_read_loop(ringback.audio_buffer,
 																						  write_frame.data,
@@ -1244,6 +1248,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	if (var_event) {
 		switch_event_destroy(&var_event);
 	}
+	switch_safe_free(fdata);
 
 	return status;
 }