diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_WavAudioFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_WavAudioFormat.cpp
index d8e75f242a..e55604bdae 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_WavAudioFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_WavAudioFormat.cpp
@@ -300,32 +300,29 @@ namespace WavFileHelpers
             MemoryBlock data;
             const int numLoops = jmin (64, values.getValue ("NumSampleLoops", "0").getIntValue());
 
-            if (numLoops > 0)
+            data.setSize (roundUpSize (sizeof (SMPLChunk) + (size_t) (jmax (0, numLoops - 1)) * sizeof (SampleLoop)), true);
+
+            auto s = static_cast<SMPLChunk*> (data.getData());
+
+            s->manufacturer      = getValue (values, "Manufacturer", "0");
+            s->product           = getValue (values, "Product", "0");
+            s->samplePeriod      = getValue (values, "SamplePeriod", "0");
+            s->midiUnityNote     = getValue (values, "MidiUnityNote", "60");
+            s->midiPitchFraction = getValue (values, "MidiPitchFraction", "0");
+            s->smpteFormat       = getValue (values, "SmpteFormat", "0");
+            s->smpteOffset       = getValue (values, "SmpteOffset", "0");
+            s->numSampleLoops    = ByteOrder::swapIfBigEndian ((uint32) numLoops);
+            s->samplerData       = getValue (values, "SamplerData", "0");
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < numLoops; ++i)
             {
-                data.setSize (roundUpSize (sizeof (SMPLChunk) + (size_t) (numLoops - 1) * sizeof (SampleLoop)), true);
-
-                SMPLChunk* const s = static_cast<SMPLChunk*> (data.getData());
-
-                s->manufacturer      = getValue (values, "Manufacturer", "0");
-                s->product           = getValue (values, "Product", "0");
-                s->samplePeriod      = getValue (values, "SamplePeriod", "0");
-                s->midiUnityNote     = getValue (values, "MidiUnityNote", "60");
-                s->midiPitchFraction = getValue (values, "MidiPitchFraction", "0");
-                s->smpteFormat       = getValue (values, "SmpteFormat", "0");
-                s->smpteOffset       = getValue (values, "SmpteOffset", "0");
-                s->numSampleLoops    = ByteOrder::swapIfBigEndian ((uint32) numLoops);
-                s->samplerData       = getValue (values, "SamplerData", "0");
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < numLoops; ++i)
-                {
-                    SampleLoop& loop = s->loops[i];
-                    loop.identifier = getValue (values, i, "Identifier", "0");
-                    loop.type       = getValue (values, i, "Type", "0");
-                    loop.start      = getValue (values, i, "Start", "0");
-                    loop.end        = getValue (values, i, "End", "0");
-                    loop.fraction   = getValue (values, i, "Fraction", "0");
-                    loop.playCount  = getValue (values, i, "PlayCount", "0");
-                }
+                auto& loop = s->loops[i];
+                loop.identifier = getValue (values, i, "Identifier", "0");
+                loop.type       = getValue (values, i, "Type", "0");
+                loop.start      = getValue (values, i, "Start", "0");
+                loop.end        = getValue (values, i, "End", "0");
+                loop.fraction   = getValue (values, i, "Fraction", "0");
+                loop.playCount  = getValue (values, i, "PlayCount", "0");
             }
 
             return data;