diff --git a/whisper/audio.py b/whisper/audio.py
index 4f5b6e0..f959e1c 100644
--- a/whisper/audio.py
+++ b/whisper/audio.py
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ def mel_filters(device, n_mels: int = N_MELS) -> torch.Tensor:
         )
     """
     assert n_mels == 80, f"Unsupported n_mels: {n_mels}"
-    with np.load(
-        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "assets", "mel_filters.npz")
-    ) as f:
+
+    filters_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "assets", "mel_filters.npz")
+    with np.load(filters_path, allow_pickle=False) as f:
         return torch.from_numpy(f[f"mel_{n_mels}"]).to(device)