diff --git a/Quake/gl_model.c b/Quake/gl_model.c
index e2144f97..c8bbab26 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_model.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_model.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ qmodel_t *Mod_LoadModel (qmodel_t *mod, qboolean crash)
 	if (!buf)
 	{
 		if (crash)
-			Sys_Error ("Mod_LoadModel: %s not found", mod->name); //johnfitz -- was "Mod_NumForName"
+			Host_Error ("Mod_LoadModel: %s not found", mod->name); //johnfitz -- was "Mod_NumForName"
 		return NULL;
 	}