diff --git a/include/QF/sizebuf.h b/include/QF/sizebuf.h
index a6fc39411..5e0e9a93c 100644
--- a/include/QF/sizebuf.h
+++ b/include/QF/sizebuf.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct sizebuf_s
 	int		cursize;
 } sizebuf_t;
 
-void SZ_Alloc (sizebuf_t *buf, int startsize);
+void SZ_Alloc (sizebuf_t *buf, int maxsize);
 void SZ_Free (sizebuf_t *buf);
 void SZ_Clear (sizebuf_t *buf);
 void *SZ_GetSpace (sizebuf_t *buf, int length);
diff --git a/libs/util/sizebuf.c b/libs/util/sizebuf.c
index 785287d0c..f7d433110 100644
--- a/libs/util/sizebuf.c
+++ b/libs/util/sizebuf.c
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 
 
 VISIBLE void
-SZ_Alloc (sizebuf_t *buf, int startsize)
+SZ_Alloc (sizebuf_t *buf, int maxsize)
 {
-	if (startsize < 256)
-		startsize = 256;
-	buf->data = Hunk_AllocName (startsize, "sizebuf");
-	buf->maxsize = startsize;
+	if (maxsize < 256)
+		maxsize = 256;
+	buf->data = Hunk_AllocName (maxsize, "sizebuf");
+	buf->maxsize = maxsize;
 	buf->cursize = 0;
 }