diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index be32e08b4..0d3dd4d72 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -4098,9 +4098,9 @@ nullquote:
                         if (asize > 0)
                         {
                             /*OSD_Printf(OSDTEXT_GREEN "CON_RESIZEARRAY: resizing array %s from %d to %d\n",
-                                aGameArrays[j].szLabel, aGameArrays[j].size, asize / sizeof(int32_t));*/
+                                aGameArrays[j].szLabel, aGameArrays[j].size, asize / GAR_ELTSZ);*/
                             aGameArrays[j].plValues=Brealloc(aGameArrays[j].plValues, asize);
-                            aGameArrays[j].size = asize / sizeof(int32_t);
+                            aGameArrays[j].size = asize / GAR_ELTSZ;
                             kread(fil, aGameArrays[j].plValues, asize);
                         }
 
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ nullquote:
                 if (asize > 0)
                 {
                     /*OSD_Printf(OSDTEXT_GREEN "CON_RESIZEARRAY: resizing array %s from %d to %d\n", aGameArrays[j].szLabel, aGameArrays[j].size, asize);*/
-                    aGameArrays[j].plValues=Brealloc(aGameArrays[j].plValues, sizeof(int32_t) * asize);
+                    aGameArrays[j].plValues=Brealloc(aGameArrays[j].plValues, GAR_ELTSZ * asize);
                     aGameArrays[j].size = asize;
                 }
                 continue;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
index 8cc8eb75e..2c0a24585 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ int32_t Gv_ReadSave(int32_t fil, int32_t newbehav)
         if (kdfread(aGameArrays[i].szLabel,sizeof(uint8_t) * MAXARRAYLABEL, 1, fil) != 1) goto corrupt;
         hash_add(&h_arrays, aGameArrays[i].szLabel, i, 1);
 
-        aGameArrays[i].plValues=Bcalloc(aGameArrays[i].size,sizeof(int32_t));
-        if (kdfread(aGameArrays[i].plValues,sizeof(int32_t) * aGameArrays[i].size, 1, fil) < 1) goto corrupt;
+        aGameArrays[i].plValues=Bcalloc(aGameArrays[i].size, GAR_ELTSZ);
+        if (kdfread(aGameArrays[i].plValues, GAR_ELTSZ * aGameArrays[i].size, 1, fil) < 1) goto corrupt;
     }
 
     //  Bsprintf(g_szBuf,"CP:%s %d",__FILE__,__LINE__);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void Gv_WriteSave(FILE *fil, int32_t newbehav)
     {
         dfwrite(&(aGameArrays[i]),sizeof(gamearray_t),1,fil);
         dfwrite(aGameArrays[i].szLabel,sizeof(uint8_t) * MAXARRAYLABEL, 1, fil);
-        dfwrite(aGameArrays[i].plValues,sizeof(int32_t) * aGameArrays[i].size, 1, fil);
+        dfwrite(aGameArrays[i].plValues, GAR_ELTSZ * aGameArrays[i].size, 1, fil);
     }
 
     G_Util_PtrToIdx(apScriptGameEvent, MAXGAMEEVENTS, script, P2I_FWD_NON0);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int32_t Gv_NewArray(const char *pszLabel, int32_t asize)
         aGameArrays[i].szLabel=(char *)Bcalloc(MAXVARLABEL,sizeof(uint8_t));
     if (aGameArrays[i].szLabel != pszLabel)
         Bstrcpy(aGameArrays[i].szLabel,pszLabel);
-    aGameArrays[i].plValues=(intptr_t *)Bcalloc(asize,sizeof(int32_t));
+    aGameArrays[i].plValues=(intptr_t *)Bcalloc(asize,GAR_ELTSZ);
     aGameArrays[i].size=asize;
     aGameArrays[i].bReset=0;
     g_gameArrayCount++;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
index b45d3fe85..826bc5482 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } gamearray_t;
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
+#define GAR_ELTSZ (sizeof(aGameArrays[0].plValues[0]))
+
 extern gamevar_t aGameVars[MAXGAMEVARS];
 extern gamearray_t aGameArrays[MAXGAMEARRAYS];
 extern int32_t g_gameVarCount;