diff --git a/public/crtlib.c b/public/crtlib.c
index 08c728e9..5fd339a0 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.c
+++ b/public/crtlib.c
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ size_t Q_colorstr( const char *string )
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int Q_atoi_hex( int sign, const char *str )
+int Q_atoi_hex( int sign, const char *str )
 {
 	int c, val = 0;
 
-	str += 2;
+	if( str[0] == '0' && ( str[1] == 'x' || str[1] == 'X' ))
+		str += 2;
+
 	while( 1 )
 	{
 		c = *str++;
diff --git a/public/crtlib.h b/public/crtlib.h
index 65927a0b..ea292c83 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.h
+++ b/public/crtlib.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const char *Q_buildbranch( void );
 void Q_strnlwr( const char *in, char *out, size_t size_out );
 #define Q_strlen( str ) (( str ) ? strlen(( str )) : 0 )
 size_t Q_colorstr( const char *string );
+int Q_atoi_hex( int sign, const char *str );
 int Q_atoi( const char *str );
 float Q_atof( const char *str );
 void Q_atov( float *vec, const char *str, size_t siz );