diff --git a/engine/common/common.h b/engine/common/common.h
index 464086704..63bc3a50d 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.h
+++ b/engine/common/common.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ typedef struct vfsfile_s {
 #define VFS_READ(vf,buffer,buflen) (vf->ReadBytes(vf,buffer,buflen))
 #define VFS_WRITE(vf,buffer,buflen) (vf->WriteBytes(vf,buffer,buflen))
 #define VFS_FLUSH(vf) do{if(vf->Flush)vf->Flush(vf);}while(0)
-int VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen);
+char *VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen);
 
 void FS_Remove(char *fname, int relativeto);
 vfsfile_t *FS_OpenVFS(char *filename, char *mode, int relativeto);
diff --git a/engine/common/fs.c b/engine/common/fs.c
index fac64fb0b..72674daf1 100644
--- a/engine/common/fs.c
+++ b/engine/common/fs.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ vfsfile_t *FS_OpenVFSLoc(flocation_t *loc, char *mode);
 
 
 
-int VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen)
+char *VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
 	char in;
 	char *out = buffer;