diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c b/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
index 52595be5..254babbe 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static void vfsInitPakFile( const char *filename ){
 	for ( i = 0; i < gi.number_entry; i++ )
 	{
 		char filename_inzip[NAME_MAX];
+		char *filename_lower;
 		unz_file_info file_info;
 		VFS_PAKFILE* file;
 
@@ -145,9 +146,9 @@ static void vfsInitPakFile( const char *filename ){
 		g_pakFiles = g_slist_append( g_pakFiles, file );
 
 		vfsFixDOSName( filename_inzip );
-		g_ascii_strdown( filename_inzip, -1 );//-1 null terminated string
+		filename_lower = g_ascii_strdown( filename_inzip, -1 );//-1 null terminated string
 
-		file->name = strdup( filename_inzip );
+		file->name = strdup( filename_lower );
 		file->size = file_info.uncompressed_size;
 		file->zipfile = uf;
 		memcpy( &file->zipinfo, uf, sizeof( unz_s ) );
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ static void vfsInitPakFile( const char *filename ){
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		g_free( filename_lower );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -232,17 +234,18 @@ void vfsShutdown(){
 int vfsGetFileCount( const char *filename ){
 	int i, count = 0;
 	char fixed[NAME_MAX], tmp[NAME_MAX];
+	char *lower;
 	GSList *lst;
 
 	strcpy( fixed, filename );
 	vfsFixDOSName( fixed );
-	g_ascii_strdown( fixed, -1 );
+	lower = g_ascii_strdown( fixed, -1 );
 
 	for ( lst = g_pakFiles; lst != NULL; lst = g_slist_next( lst ) )
 	{
 		VFS_PAKFILE* file = (VFS_PAKFILE*)lst->data;
 
-		if ( strcmp( file->name, fixed ) == 0 ) {
+		if ( strcmp( file->name, lower ) == 0 ) {
 			count++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -250,12 +253,12 @@ int vfsGetFileCount( const char *filename ){
 	for ( i = 0; i < g_numDirs; i++ )
 	{
 		strcpy( tmp, g_strDirs[i] );
-		strcat( tmp, fixed );
+		strcat( tmp, lower );
 		if ( access( tmp, R_OK ) == 0 ) {
 			count++;
 		}
 	}
-
+	g_free( lower );
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +266,7 @@ int vfsGetFileCount( const char *filename ){
 int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 	int i, count = 0;
 	char tmp[NAME_MAX], fixed[NAME_MAX];
+	char *lower;
 	GSList *lst;
 
 	// filename is a full path
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 	*bufferptr = NULL;
 	strcpy( fixed, filename );
 	vfsFixDOSName( fixed );
-	g_ascii_strdown( fixed, -1 );
+	lower = g_ascii_strdown( fixed, -1 );
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < g_numDirs; i++ )
 	{
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 	{
 		VFS_PAKFILE* file = (VFS_PAKFILE*)lst->data;
 
-		if ( strcmp( file->name, fixed ) != 0 ) {
+		if ( strcmp( file->name, lower ) != 0 ) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -359,12 +363,13 @@ int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 				return -1;
 			}
 			else{
+				g_free( lower );
 				return file->size;
 			}
 		}
 
 		count++;
 	}
-
+	g_free( lower );
 	return -1;
 }