diff --git a/quakespasm/Quake/cmd.c b/quakespasm/Quake/cmd.c
index 37cc4ff4..a8c178ca 100644
--- a/quakespasm/Quake/cmd.c
+++ b/quakespasm/Quake/cmd.c
@@ -582,8 +582,7 @@ void Cmd_TokenizeString (const char *text)
 
 		if (cmd_argc < MAX_ARGS)
 		{
-			cmd_argv[cmd_argc] = (char *) Z_Malloc (Q_strlen(com_token)+1);
-			Q_strcpy (cmd_argv[cmd_argc], com_token);
+			cmd_argv[cmd_argc] = Z_Strdup (com_token);
 			cmd_argc++;
 		}
 	}