diff --git a/codecs.cpp b/codecs.cpp
index 1782ccf..2a51648 100644
--- a/codecs.cpp
+++ b/codecs.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ bool AudioCodec::pause(const bool paused)
 /** from Fat16util.h 2008 by William Greiman**/
 int AudioCodec::freeRam(void) {
   extern int  __bss_end;
-  extern int* __brkval;
+  extern char* __brkval;
   int free_memory;
   if (reinterpret_cast<int>(__brkval) == 0) {
     // if no heap use from end of bss section
diff --git a/codecs.h b/codecs.h
index be2a62b..172eb9e 100644
--- a/codecs.h
+++ b/codecs.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class AudioCodec : public AudioStream, protected CodecFile
 	AudioCodec(void) : AudioStream(0, NULL) {initVars();}
 	bool pause(const bool paused);
 	bool isPlaying(void) {return playing > 0;}
-	unsigned positionMillis(void) { return (AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE_EXACT / 1000) * samples_played;}
+	unsigned positionMillis(void) { return (samples_played / AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE_EXACT) * 1000;}
 	unsigned lengthMillis(void) {return max(fsize() / (bitrate / 8 ) * 1000,  positionMillis());} //Ignores VBR
 	int channels(void) {return _channels;}
 	int bitRate(void) {return bitrate;}