diff --git a/whisper/audio.py b/whisper/audio.py
index 826250f..caf0feb 100644
--- a/whisper/audio.py
+++ b/whisper/audio.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def load_audio(file: str, sr: int = SAMPLE_RATE):
     except CalledProcessError as e:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to load audio: {e.stderr.decode()}") from e
 
-    return np.frombuffer(out, np.int16).flatten().astype(np.float32) / 32768.0
+    return np.frombuffer(out, np.int16).astype(np.float32) / 32768.0
 
 
 def pad_or_trim(array, length: int = N_SAMPLES, *, axis: int = -1):