diff --git a/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp b/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
index caefe737..24171145 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void APE::File::read(bool readProperties)
   if(d->APELocation >= 0) {
     d->tag.set(ApeAPEIndex, new APE::Tag(this, d->APELocation));
     d->APESize = APETag()->footer()->completeTagSize();
-    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APETag()->footer()->size() - d->APESize;
+    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APE::Footer::size() - d->APESize;
     d->hasAPE = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/taglib/mpc/mpcfile.cpp b/taglib/mpc/mpcfile.cpp
index 1d798212..015bc0e0 100644
--- a/taglib/mpc/mpcfile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpc/mpcfile.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void MPC::File::read(bool readProperties)
     d->tag.set(MPCAPEIndex, new APE::Tag(this, d->APELocation));
 
     d->APESize = APETag()->footer()->completeTagSize();
-    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APETag()->footer()->size() - d->APESize;
+    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APE::Footer::size() - d->APESize;
     d->hasAPE = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/taglib/wavpack/wavpackfile.cpp b/taglib/wavpack/wavpackfile.cpp
index 7273e103..f7c97f7e 100644
--- a/taglib/wavpack/wavpackfile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/wavpack/wavpackfile.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void WavPack::File::read(bool readProperties)
   if(d->APELocation >= 0) {
     d->tag.set(WavAPEIndex, new APE::Tag(this, d->APELocation));
     d->APESize = APETag()->footer()->completeTagSize();
-    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APETag()->footer()->size() - d->APESize;
+    d->APELocation = d->APELocation + APE::Footer::size() - d->APESize;
     d->hasAPE = true;
   }