diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 549b69ed1ef..36101e05e4f 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -1513,13 +1513,15 @@ extern "C" int Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(GetItemID giid, char* buffer,
     return CopyStringToCharBuffer(getItemText, buffer, maxBufferSize);
 }
 
-extern "C" int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize) {
+extern "C" int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx) {
     MessageContext* msgCtx = &globalCtx->msgCtx;
     Font* font = &msgCtx->font;
+    char* buffer = font->msgBuf;
+    const int maxBufferSize = sizeof(font->msgBuf);
     if (gSaveContext.n64ddFlag) {
         if (msgCtx->textId == 0xF8) {
             if (msgCtx->msgLength = font->msgLength = Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(
-                    (GetItemID)GET_PLAYER(globalCtx)->getItemId, font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf))) {
+                    (GetItemID)GET_PLAYER(globalCtx)->getItemId, buffer, maxBufferSize)) {
                 font->charTexBuf[0] = 0x23;
                 return true;
             } else {
diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
index 0110d7ad17e..8f46d13fc76 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ s32 GetItemIDFromGetItemID(s32 getItemId);
 s32 GetRandomizedItemId(GetItemID ogId, s16 actorId, s16 actorParams, s16 sceneNum);
 s32 GetRandomizedItemIdFromKnownCheck(RandomizerCheck randomizerCheck, GetItemID ogId);
 int Randomizer_GetCustomGetItemMessage(GetItemID giid, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize);
-int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx, char* buffer, const int maxBufferSize);
+int CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(GlobalContext* globalCtx);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index 432c05cfd5a..f0ce90fbd78 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ void Message_OpenText(GlobalContext* globalCtx, u16 textId) {
         gSaveContext.eventInf[0] = gSaveContext.eventInf[1] = gSaveContext.eventInf[2] = gSaveContext.eventInf[3] = 0;
     }
 
-    if (CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(globalCtx, font->msgBuf, sizeof(font->msgBuf))) {
+    if (CustomMessage_RetrieveIfExists(globalCtx)) {
         osSyncPrintf("Found custom message");
     } else if (sTextIsCredits) {
         Message_FindCreditsMessage(globalCtx, textId);