diff --git a/src/floppy/fdd_audio.c b/src/floppy/fdd_audio.c
index fe56356d4..e1dd26570 100644
--- a/src/floppy/fdd_audio.c
+++ b/src/floppy/fdd_audio.c
@@ -194,46 +194,25 @@ fdd_audio_log_active_profiles(void)
 void
 fdd_audio_load_profiles(void)
 {
-    char  config_path[2048];
     ini_t profiles_ini;
 
-    /* Validate exe_path to prevent directory traversal attacks */
-    if (exe_path == NULL || strlen(exe_path) == 0) {
-        fdd_log("FDD Audio: Invalid exe_path\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* Check for directory traversal sequences */
-    if (strstr(exe_path, "..") != NULL) {
-        fdd_log("FDD Audio: Directory traversal detected in exe_path\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    path_append_filename(config_path, exe_path, "roms/floppy/fdd_audio_profiles.cfg");
-
-    /* Additional validation of the final path */
-    if (strstr(config_path, "..") != NULL) {
-        fdd_log("FDD Audio: Directory traversal detected in config path: %s\n", config_path);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    profiles_ini = ini_read(config_path);
+    profiles_ini = ini_read_ex("roms/floppy/fdd_audio_profiles.cfg", 1);
     if (profiles_ini == NULL) {
         fdd_log("FDD Audio: Could not load profiles from %s\n", config_path);
         return;
     }
 
     audio_profile_count = 0;
-
+    
     /* Load profiles by trying known profile section names */
     for (int i = 0; i < FDD_AUDIO_PROFILE_MAX && audio_profile_count < FDD_AUDIO_PROFILE_MAX; i++) {
         char section_name[64];
         snprintf(section_name, sizeof(section_name), "Profile \"%d\"", i);
-
+        
         ini_section_t section = ini_find_section(profiles_ini, section_name);
         if (section) {
             fdd_audio_profile_config_t *profile = &audio_profiles[audio_profile_count];
-
+            
             /* Load profile configuration */
             profile->id = ini_section_get_int(section, "id", audio_profile_count);
 
@@ -1091,4 +1070,4 @@ fdd_audio_callback(int16_t *buffer, int length)
     memset(buffer, 0, length * sizeof(int16_t));
 }
 
-#endif /* DISABLE_FDD_AUDIO */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* DISABLE_FDD_AUDIO */