diff --git a/Quake/pr_edict.c b/Quake/pr_edict.c
index d178ff616..3f9723078 100644
--- a/Quake/pr_edict.c
+++ b/Quake/pr_edict.c
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ padded to 20 field width
 const char *PR_GlobalString (int ofs)
 {
 	static char	line[512];
+	static const int lastchari = Q_COUNTOF(line) - 2;
 	const char	*s;
 	int		i;
 	ddef_t		*def;
@@ -619,7 +620,11 @@ const char *PR_GlobalString (int ofs)
 	i = strlen(line);
 	for ( ; i < 20; i++)
 		strcat (line, " ");
-	strcat (line, " ");
+
+	if (i < lastchari)
+		strcat (line, " ");
+	else
+		line[lastchari] = ' ';
 
 	return line;
 }
@@ -627,6 +632,7 @@ const char *PR_GlobalString (int ofs)
 const char *PR_GlobalStringNoContents (int ofs)
 {
 	static char	line[512];
+	static const int lastchari = Q_COUNTOF(line) - 2;
 	int		i;
 	ddef_t		*def;
 
@@ -639,7 +645,11 @@ const char *PR_GlobalStringNoContents (int ofs)
 	i = strlen(line);
 	for ( ; i < 20; i++)
 		strcat (line, " ");
-	strcat (line, " ");
+
+	if (i < lastchari)
+		strcat (line, " ");
+	else
+		line[lastchari] = ' ';
 
 	return line;
 }