diff --git a/engine/common/net_chan.c b/engine/common/net_chan.c
index 1043ab32..7c1a4985 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_chan.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_chan.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static fragbuf_t *Netchan_AllocFragbuf( int fragment_size )
 {
 	fragbuf_t	*buf;
 
-	buf = (fragbuf_t *)Mem_Calloc( net_mempool, sizeof( fragbuf_t ) + ( fragment_size - 1 ) );
+	buf = (fragbuf_t *)Mem_Calloc( net_mempool, sizeof( fragbuf_t ) + fragment_size );
 	MSG_Init( &buf->frag_message, "Frag Message", buf->frag_message_buf, fragment_size );
 
 	return buf;
diff --git a/engine/common/netchan.h b/engine/common/netchan.h
index 0c2a76ea..d6335341 100644
--- a/engine/common/netchan.h
+++ b/engine/common/netchan.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ typedef struct fragbuf_s
 	char		filename[MAX_OSPATH];		// name of the file to save out on remote host
 	int		foffset;				// offset in file from which to read data
 	int		size;				// size of data to read at that offset
-	byte frag_message_buf[1]; // the actual data sits here (flexible)
+	byte frag_message_buf[]; // the actual data sits here (flexible)
 } fragbuf_t;
 
 // Waiting list of fragbuf chains