diff --git a/src/game/g_main.c b/src/game/g_main.c
index f53c87cd..cac7dc74 100644
--- a/src/game/g_main.c
+++ b/src/game/g_main.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Sys_Error(char *error, ...)
 	vsprintf(text, error, argptr);
 	va_end(argptr);
 
-	gi.error(ERR_FATAL, "%s", text);
+	gi.error("%s", text);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/game/g_phys.c b/src/game/g_phys.c
index ff293900..8ef07385 100644
--- a/src/game/g_phys.c
+++ b/src/game/g_phys.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ SV_Physics_Pusher(edict_t *ent)
 
 	if (pushed_p > &pushed[MAX_EDICTS])
 	{
-		gi.error(ERR_FATAL, "pushed_p > &pushed[MAX_EDICTS], memory corrupted");
+		gi.error("pushed_p > &pushed[MAX_EDICTS], memory corrupted");
 	}
 
 	if (part)
diff --git a/src/game/savegame/savegame.c b/src/game/savegame/savegame.c
index 7602a1e3..9593bd08 100644
--- a/src/game/savegame/savegame.c
+++ b/src/game/savegame/savegame.c
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ InitGame(void)
 	/* items */
 	InitItems();
 
-	Com_sprintf(game.helpmessage1, sizeof(game.helpmessage1), "");
-	Com_sprintf(game.helpmessage2, sizeof(game.helpmessage2), "");
+	game.helpmessage1[0] = 0;
+	game.helpmessage2[0] = 0;
 
 	/* initialize all entities for this game */
 	game.maxentities = maxentities->value;
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ ReadField(FILE *f, field_t *field, byte *base)
 				if (len > sizeof(funcStr))
 				{
 					gi.error ("ReadField: function name is longer than buffer (%i chars)",
-							sizeof(funcStr));
+							(int)sizeof(funcStr));
 				}
 
 				fread (funcStr, len, 1, f);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ ReadField(FILE *f, field_t *field, byte *base)
 				if (len > sizeof(funcStr))
 				{
 					gi.error ("ReadField: mmove name is longer than buffer (%i chars)",
-						   	sizeof(funcStr));
+							(int)sizeof(funcStr));
 				}
 
 				fread (funcStr, len, 1, f);