diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index 39f49efcd..26d2bbab5 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -675,8 +675,21 @@ CFileHelpers::CFileHelpers()
 
 CFileHelpers::~CFileHelpers()
 {
-	if (FileBuf != NULL)
-		delete [] FileBuf;
+}
+
+char* CFileHelpers::initFileBuf(char* buf, uint32_t size)
+{
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		buf = new char[size];
+	return buf;
+}
+
+char* CFileHelpers::deleteFileBuf(char* buf)
+{
+	if (buf != NULL)
+		delete [] buf;
+	buf = NULL;
+	return buf;
 }
 
 CFileHelpers* CFileHelpers::getInstance()
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index 7e8aa51f5..811695650 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ struct helpersDebugInfo {
 class CFileHelpers
 {
 	private:
-		unsigned long FileBufSize;
-		char *FileBuf;
+		uint32_t FileBufMaxSize;
 		int fd1, fd2;
 
+		char* initFileBuf(char* buf, uint32_t size);
+		char* deleteFileBuf(char* buf);
 		bool ConsoleQuiet;
 		helpersDebugInfo DebugInfo;
 		void setDebugInfo(const char* msg, const char* file, const char* func, int line);