diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/obj_file.h b/tools/qfcc/include/obj_file.h
index 3e859e241..6ed6342cb 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/obj_file.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/obj_file.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ typedef struct qfo_header_s {
 	pr_int_t    num_defs;		///< number of def records
 	pr_int_t    num_funcs;		///< number of function records
 	pr_int_t    num_lines;		///< number of line records
-	pr_int_t    reserved[1];
+	pr_int_t    num_loose_relocs;	///< number of loose relocation records
+								///< included in num_relocs
 } qfo_header_t;
 
 typedef enum qfos_type_e {
@@ -258,13 +259,14 @@ typedef struct qfo_s {
 	qfo_mspace_t *spaces;
 	int         num_spaces;
 	qfo_reloc_t *relocs;
-	int         num_relocs;
+	int         num_relocs;			// includes num_loose_relocs
 	qfo_def_t  *defs;
 	int         num_defs;
 	qfo_func_t *funcs;
 	int         num_funcs;
 	pr_lineno_t *lines;
 	int         num_lines;
+	int         num_loose_relocs;	// included in num_relocs
 } qfo_t;
 
 enum {
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
index 08a1bb916..2a73cc10a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ qfo_from_progs (pr_info_t *pr)
 	// names
 	qfo_init_string_space (qfo, &qfo->spaces[qfo_strings_space], pr->strings);
 
+	qfo->num_loose_relocs = qfo->num_relocs - (reloc - qfo->relocs);
 	qfo_encode_relocs (qfo, pr->relocs, &reloc, 0);
 
 	return qfo;
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ qfo_write (qfo_t *qfo, const char *filename)
 	header->num_defs = LittleLong (qfo->num_defs);
 	header->num_funcs = LittleLong (qfo->num_funcs);
 	header->num_lines = LittleLong (qfo->num_lines);
+	header->num_loose_relocs = LittleLong (qfo->num_loose_relocs);
 	spaces = (qfo_space_t *) &header[1];
 	relocs = (qfo_reloc_t *) &spaces[qfo->num_spaces];
 	defs = (qfo_def_t *) &relocs[qfo->num_relocs];
@@ -477,6 +479,7 @@ qfo_read (QFile *file)
 	qfo->num_defs = LittleLong (header->num_defs);
 	qfo->num_funcs = LittleLong (header->num_funcs);
 	qfo->num_lines = LittleLong (header->num_lines);
+	qfo->num_loose_relocs = LittleLong (header->num_loose_relocs);
 
 	spaces = (qfo_space_t *) &header[1];
 	qfo->data = data;