diff --git a/Quake/common.c b/Quake/common.c
index 473a492d..a4490016 100644
--- a/Quake/common.c
+++ b/Quake/common.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void *SZ_GetSpace (sizebuf_t *buf, int length)
 	if (buf->cursize + length > buf->maxsize)
 	{
 		if (!buf->allowoverflow)
-			Sys_Error ("SZ_GetSpace: overflow without allowoverflow set");
+			Host_Error ("SZ_GetSpace: overflow without allowoverflow set"); // ericw -- made Host_Error to be less annoying
 
 		if (length > buf->maxsize)
 			Sys_Error ("SZ_GetSpace: %i is > full buffer size", length);