diff --git a/Quake/common.c b/Quake/common.c
index 87f3e481..b4e6c047 100644
--- a/Quake/common.c
+++ b/Quake/common.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,11 @@ FIXME: make this buffer size safe someday
 ============
 */
 #define	VA_NUM_BUFFS	4
+#if (MAX_OSPATH >= 1024)
+#define	VA_BUFFERLEN	MAX_OSPATH
+#else
 #define	VA_BUFFERLEN	1024
+#endif
 
 static char *get_va_buffer(void)
 {