diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
index 444aade1c..1f112d009 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
@@ -8583,8 +8583,7 @@ static void G_CheckCommandLine(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
                 if (argc > i+1)
                 {
                     g_scriptModules = (char **) Brealloc (g_scriptModules, (g_scriptModulesNum+1) * sizeof(char *));
-                    g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum] = Bmalloc(Bstrlen((char *)argv[i+1]) + 1);
-                    Bstrcpy(g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum], (char *)argv[i+1]);
+                    g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum] = Bstrdup(argv[i+1]);
                     ++g_scriptModulesNum;
                     i++;
                 }
@@ -8596,8 +8595,7 @@ static void G_CheckCommandLine(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
                 if (argc > i+1)
                 {
                     g_defModules = (char **) Brealloc (g_defModules, (g_defModulesNum+1) * sizeof(char *));
-                    g_defModules[g_defModulesNum] = Bmalloc(Bstrlen((char *)argv[i+1]) + 1);
-                    Bstrcpy(g_defModules[g_defModulesNum], (char *)argv[i+1]);
+                    g_defModules[g_defModulesNum] = Bstrdup(argv[i+1]);
                     ++g_defModulesNum;
                     i++;
                 }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 92f21f28b..4fa3371f9 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -8826,8 +8826,7 @@ static void G_CheckCommandLine(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
                     if (argc > i+1)
                     {
                         g_scriptModules = (char **) Brealloc (g_scriptModules, (g_scriptModulesNum+1) * sizeof(char *));
-                        g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum] = Bmalloc(Bstrlen((char *)argv[i+1]) + 1);
-                        Bstrcpy(g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum], (char *)argv[i+1]);
+                        g_scriptModules[g_scriptModulesNum] = Bstrdup(argv[i+1]);
                         ++g_scriptModulesNum;
                         i++;
                     }
@@ -8839,8 +8838,7 @@ static void G_CheckCommandLine(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
                     if (argc > i+1)
                     {
                         g_defModules = (char **) Brealloc (g_defModules, (g_defModulesNum+1) * sizeof(char *));
-                        g_defModules[g_defModulesNum] = Bmalloc(Bstrlen((char *)argv[i+1]) + 1);
-                        Bstrcpy(g_defModules[g_defModulesNum], (char *)argv[i+1]);
+                        g_defModules[g_defModulesNum] = Bstrdup(argv[i+1]);
                         ++g_defModulesNum;
                         i++;
                     }