diff --git a/code/sys/con_win32.c b/code/sys/con_win32.c
index ea64e013..454012e0 100644
--- a/code/sys/con_win32.c
+++ b/code/sys/con_win32.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void CON_Show( void )
 	{
 		if( i < qconsole_linelen )
 		{
-			if( Q_IsColorString( qconsole_line + i ) )
+			if( i + 1 < qconsole_linelen && Q_IsColorString( qconsole_line + i ) )
 				attrib = CON_ColorCharToAttrib( *( qconsole_line + i + 1 ) );
 
 			line[ i ].Char.AsciiChar = qconsole_line[ i ];