diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
index d2ec12ecf..e305b1798 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
@@ -550,3 +550,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } options_t;
 
 extern options_t options;
+
+//XXX eww :/
+void PrecacheSound (def_t *e, int ch);
+void PrecacheModel (def_t *e, int ch);
+void PrecacheFile (def_t *e, int ch);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index b8bdb91a6..d73de4ec5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -789,6 +789,19 @@ function_expr (expr_t *e1, expr_t *e2)
 			return error (e1, "Called object is not a function");
 	}
 
+	if (e1->type == ex_def && e2 && e2->type == ex_string) {
+		//XXX eww, I hate this, but it's needed :(
+		def_t *func = e1->e.def;
+		def_t *e = PR_ReuseConstant (e2, 0);
+
+		if (strncmp (func->name, "precache_sound", 14) == 0)
+			PrecacheSound (e, func->name[4]);
+		else if (strncmp (func->name, "precache_model", 14) == 0)
+			PrecacheModel (e, func->name[14]);
+		else if (strncmp (func->name, "precache_file", 13) == 0)
+			PrecacheFile (e, func->name[13]);
+	}
+
 	ftype = e1->type == ex_def
 			? e1->e.def->type
 			: e1->e.expr.type;
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
index 61fe0b9b0..349c60f7a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/pr_comp.c
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ PrecacheModel (def_t *e, int ch)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (numsounds == MAX_SOUNDS)
-		Error ("PrecacheModels: numsounds == MAX_SOUNDS");
+	if (nummodels == MAX_MODELS)
+		Error ("PrecacheModels: nummodels == MAX_MODELS");
 
 	strcpy (precache_models[i], n);
 	if (ch >= '1' && ch <= '9')