diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
index 88e871fa5..72085aab5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
@@ -454,5 +454,6 @@ extern	int			precache_files_block[MAX_SOUNDS];
 extern	int			numfiles;
 
 int	CopyString (char *str);
+int	ReuseString (char *str);
 
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
index 5d7339b56..6e6a43652 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ PR_ParseDefs (void)
 				else
 					df->first_statement = f->code;
 
-				df->s_name = CopyString (f->def->name);
+				df->s_name = ReuseString (f->def->name);
 				df->s_file = s_file;
 				df->numparms = f->def->type->num_parms;
 				df->locals = locals_end - locals_start;
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ PR_CompileFile (char *string, char *filename)
 	PR_ClearGrabMacros ();				// clear the frame macros
 
 	pr_file_p = string;
-	s_file = CopyString (filename);
+	s_file = ReuseString (filename);
 
 	pr_source_line = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_def.c b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_def.c
index d3366d0f7..4e76edaed 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_def.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_def.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PR_GetDef (type_t *type, char *name, def_t *scope, qboolean allocate)
 	char	element[MAX_NAME];
 
 	if (!defs_by_name) {
-		defs_by_name = Hash_NewTable (1021, defs_get_key, 0, &defs_by_name);
+		defs_by_name = Hash_NewTable (16381, defs_get_key, 0, &defs_by_name);
 	}
 
 	// see if the name is already in use
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_imm.c b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_imm.c
index 11c066b05..ded386987 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_imm.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_imm.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ PR_ParseImmediate (void)
 	hashtab_t *tab = 0;
 
 	if (!string_imm_defs) {
-		string_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (1021, string_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
-		float_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (1021, float_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
-		vector_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (1021, vector_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
+		string_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (16381, string_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
+		float_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (16381, float_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
+		vector_imm_defs = Hash_NewTable (16381, vector_imm_get_key, 0, 0);
 	}
 	if (pr_immediate_type == &type_string) {
 		cn = (def_t*) Hash_Find (string_imm_defs, pr_immediate_string);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
index e2dd39691..b03f5b835 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 #include <QF/crc.h>
+#include <QF/hash.h>
 #include <QF/qendian.h>
 #include <QF/sys.h>
 
@@ -109,17 +110,42 @@ WriteFiles (void)
 
 	Return an offset from the string heap
 */
+static hashtab_t *strings_tab;
+
+static char *
+stings_get_key (void *_str, void *unsued)
+{
+	return (char*)_str;
+}
+
 int
 CopyString (char *str)
 {
 	int 	old;
 
+	if (!strings_tab) {
+		strings_tab = Hash_NewTable (16381, stings_get_key, 0, 0);
+	}
 	old = strofs;
 	strcpy (strings + strofs, str);
 	strofs += strlen (str) + 1;
+	Hash_Add (strings_tab, strings + old);
 	return old;
 }
 
+int
+ReuseString (char *str)
+{
+	char *s;
+
+	if (!strings_tab)
+		return CopyString (str);
+	s = Hash_Find (strings_tab, str);
+	if (s)
+		return s - strings;
+	return CopyString (str);
+}
+
 void
 PrintStrings (void)
 {
@@ -215,7 +241,7 @@ WriteData (int crc)
 			dd = &fields[numfielddefs];
 			numfielddefs++;
 			dd->type = def->type->aux_type->type;
-			dd->s_name = CopyString (def->name);
+			dd->s_name = ReuseString (def->name);
 			dd->ofs = G_INT (def->ofs);
 		}
 
@@ -227,7 +253,7 @@ WriteData (int crc)
 			&& def->type->type != ev_func
 			&& def->type->type != ev_field && def->scope == NULL)
 			dd->type |= DEF_SAVEGLOBAL;
-		dd->s_name = CopyString (def->name);
+		dd->s_name = ReuseString (def->name);
 		dd->ofs = def->ofs;
 	}