diff --git a/code/qcommon/common.c b/code/qcommon/common.c
index c0baaf54..f89aa33b 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/common.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/common.c
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ int demo_protocols[] =
 #define MIN_COMHUNKMEGS		56
 #define DEF_COMHUNKMEGS		64
 #define DEF_COMZONEMEGS		24
+#define XSTRING(x)				STRING(x)
 #define STRING(x)					#x
-#define DEF_COMHUNKMEGS_S	STRING(DEF_COMHUNKMEGS)
-#define DEF_COMZONEMEGS_S	STRING(DEF_COMZONEMEGS)
+#define DEF_COMHUNKMEGS_S	XSTRING(DEF_COMHUNKMEGS)
+#define DEF_COMZONEMEGS_S	XSTRING(DEF_COMZONEMEGS)
 
 int		com_argc;
 char	*com_argv[MAX_NUM_ARGVS+1];