diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index e7aca8df0a..e4164a59c1 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Date	Added
 12/22
+	* Fixed a bug in grfio_read causing memory corruptions [MouseJstr]
         * Rearranged how guild messages, gm messages, and party messages
           are moved back and forth between the inter server and the
           map server.. eliminating unneeded round trips to eliminate
diff --git a/src/common/grfio.c b/src/common/grfio.c
index b005398cc8..d27636d337 100644
--- a/src/common/grfio.c
+++ b/src/common/grfio.c
@@ -492,8 +492,10 @@ void* grfio_reads(char *fname, int *size)
 		strncpy(lfname,fname,255);
 		// i hope this is the correct way =p [celest]
 		if ((rname=grfio_resnametable(fname,lfname))!=NULL) {			
+			char tbuf[255];
 			//sprintf(rname,"%s",grfio_resnametable(fname,lfname));
-			sprintf(lfname,"%s%s",data_dir,rname);
+			sprintf(tbuf,"%s%s",data_dir,rname);
+			strcpy(lfname, tbuf);
 			//printf("%s\n",lfname);
 		}