diff --git a/Quake/pr_edict.c b/Quake/pr_edict.c
index 1a7dc05e..4170c42a 100644
--- a/Quake/pr_edict.c
+++ b/Quake/pr_edict.c
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ globalvars_t	*pr_global_struct;
 float			*pr_globals;	// same as pr_global_struct
 int			pr_edict_size;	// in bytes
 
-char		*pr_strings;	// no one should access this. not static
-				// only for two stupid sv_main.c uses.
+static char		*pr_strings;
 static int		pr_stringssize;
 static char		**pr_knownstrings;
 static int		pr_maxknownstrings;
diff --git a/Quake/progs.h b/Quake/progs.h
index c49e2f4c..ac7bf095 100644
--- a/Quake/progs.h
+++ b/Quake/progs.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ typedef struct edict_s
 
 extern	dprograms_t		*progs;
 extern	dfunction_t		*pr_functions;
-extern	char			*pr_strings;
 extern	dstatement_t	*pr_statements;
 extern	globalvars_t	*pr_global_struct;
 extern	float			*pr_globals;			// same as pr_global_struct
diff --git a/Quake/sv_main.c b/Quake/sv_main.c
index ca81cdad..5b15bc81 100644
--- a/Quake/sv_main.c
+++ b/Quake/sv_main.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ This is called at the start of each level
 extern float		scr_centertime_off;
 void SV_SpawnServer (char *server)
 {
+	static char	dummy[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 	edict_t		*ent;
 	int			i;
 
@@ -1365,8 +1366,8 @@ void SV_SpawnServer (char *server)
 //
 	SV_ClearWorld ();
 
-	sv.sound_precache[0] = pr_strings;
-	sv.model_precache[0] = pr_strings;
+	sv.sound_precache[0] = dummy;
+	sv.model_precache[0] = dummy;
 	sv.model_precache[1] = sv.modelname;
 	for (i=1 ; i<sv.worldmodel->numsubmodels ; i++)
 	{