diff --git a/public/crtlib.c b/public/crtlib.c
index e74febb5..9db0a409 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.c
+++ b/public/crtlib.c
@@ -710,11 +710,11 @@ of all text functions.
 char *va( const char *format, ... )
 {
 	va_list		argptr;
-	static char	string[256][1024], *s;
+	static char	string[16][1024], *s;
 	static int	stringindex = 0;
 
 	s = string[stringindex];
-	stringindex = (stringindex + 1) & 255;
+	stringindex = (stringindex + 1) & 15;
 	va_start( argptr, format );
 	Q_vsnprintf( s, sizeof( string[0] ), format, argptr );
 	va_end( argptr );