diff --git a/media-playback/media.cpp b/media-playback/media.cpp
index a228ee4..d4696ab 100644
--- a/media-playback/media.cpp
+++ b/media-playback/media.cpp
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ bool mp_media_init(mp_media_t *media, const struct mp_media_info *info)
 	media->buffering = info->buffering;
 	media->speed = info->speed;
 	media->is_local_file = info->is_local_file;
-	media->read_buffer = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(av_malloc(READ_BUFFER_SIZE));
+	media->read_buffer = static_cast<unsigned char*>(av_malloc(READ_BUFFER_SIZE));
 	da_init(media->packet_pool);
 
 	if (!info->is_local_file || media->speed < 1 || media->speed > 200)
diff --git a/streamlink-delayload.cpp b/streamlink-delayload.cpp
index 20773c3..8a3d60a 100644
--- a/streamlink-delayload.cpp
+++ b/streamlink-delayload.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ FARPROC WINAPI obs_streamlink_delay_load(unsigned dliNotify, PDelayLoadInfo pdli
         auto pathFFmpeg = obs_streamlink_data_path / "ffmpeg" / pdli->szDll;
         auto pathPython = obs_streamlink_data_path / obs_streamlink_python_ver / pdli->szDll;
         if (exists(pathFFmpeg))
-            return reinterpret_cast<FARPROC>(LoadLibraryW(pathFFmpeg.wstring().c_str()));
+        {
+            auto directLoad = LoadLibraryA(pdli->szDll);
+            if (!directLoad)
+                return reinterpret_cast<FARPROC>(LoadLibraryW(pathFFmpeg.wstring().c_str()));
+            return reinterpret_cast<FARPROC>(directLoad);
+        }
         if (exists(pathPython))
             return reinterpret_cast<FARPROC>(LoadLibraryW(pathPython.wstring().c_str()));
     }