diff --git a/voice.go b/voice.go
index 5d64f91..8b566f4 100644
--- a/voice.go
+++ b/voice.go
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ func (v *VoiceConnection) opusReceiver(udpConn *net.UDPConn, close <-chan struct
 		return
 	}
 
-	p := Packet{}
 	recvbuf := make([]byte, 1024)
 	var nonce [24]byte
 
@@ -805,6 +804,7 @@ func (v *VoiceConnection) opusReceiver(udpConn *net.UDPConn, close <-chan struct
 		}
 
 		// build a audio packet struct
+		p := Packet{}
 		p.Type = recvbuf[0:2]
 		p.Sequence = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(recvbuf[2:4])
 		p.Timestamp = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(recvbuf[4:8])