diff --git a/include/QF/model.h b/include/QF/model.h
index 04fc0261c..27b226cf4 100644
--- a/include/QF/model.h
+++ b/include/QF/model.h
@@ -341,12 +341,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	maliasframedesc_t	frames[1];
 } aliashdr_t;
 
-#define	MAXALIASVERTS	1024
 #define	MAXALIASFRAMES	256
-#define	MAXALIASTRIS	2048
 extern	aliashdr_t	*pheader;
-extern	stvert_t	stverts[MAXALIASVERTS];
-extern	mtriangle_t	triangles[MAXALIASTRIS];
+extern	stvert_t	*stverts;
+extern	mtriangle_t	*triangles;
 extern	trivertx_t	*poseverts[MAXALIASFRAMES];
 
 //===================================================================
diff --git a/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c b/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
index 74e7a333f..371e289dc 100644
--- a/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
+++ b/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 aliashdr_t *pheader;
 
-stvert_t    stverts[MAXALIASVERTS];
-mtriangle_t triangles[MAXALIASTRIS];
+stvert_t    *stverts;
+mtriangle_t *triangles;
+int stverts_size = 0;
+int triangles_size = 0;
 
 // a pose is a single set of vertexes.  a frame may be an animating
 // sequence of poses
@@ -196,14 +198,27 @@ Mod_LoadAliasModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 	if (pmodel->numverts <= 0)
 		Sys_Error ("model %s has no vertices", mod->name);
 
-	if (pmodel->numverts > MAXALIASVERTS)
-		Sys_Error ("model %s has too many vertices", mod->name);
+	if (pmodel->numverts > stverts_size)
+	{
+		stverts = realloc (stverts, pmodel->numverts * sizeof (stvert_t));
+		if (!stverts)
+			Sys_Error ("model_alias: out of memory");
+		stverts_size = pmodel->numverts;
+	}
 
 	pmodel->numtris = LittleLong (pinmodel->numtris);
 
 	if (pmodel->numtris <= 0)
 		Sys_Error ("model %s has no triangles", mod->name);
 
+	if (pmodel->numtris > triangles_size)
+	{
+		triangles = realloc (triangles, pmodel->numtris * sizeof (mtriangle_t));
+		if (!triangles)
+			Sys_Error ("model_alias: out of memory");
+		triangles_size = pmodel->numtris;
+	}
+
 	pmodel->numframes = LittleLong (pinmodel->numframes);
 	numframes = pmodel->numframes;
 	if (numframes < 1)