diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index a6c73e0b45cbe96cdd6ae0de18cf687baec9ef5b..8450c16e6e4a9a553673743d883d603688d1da03 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void readPlayer(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
 				// It works down here, though.
 				{
 					INT32 numline = 0;
-					for (i = 0; i < MAXLINELEN-1; i++)
+					for (i = 0; (size_t)i < sizeof(description[num].notes)-1; i++)
 					{
 						if (numline < 20 && description[num].notes[i] == '\n')
 							numline++;
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static void readgametype(MYFILE *f, char *gtname)
 				// It works down here, though.
 				{
 					INT32 numline = 0;
-					for (i = 0; i < MAXLINELEN-1; i++)
+					for (i = 0; (size_t)i < sizeof(gtdescription)-1; i++)
 					{
 						if (numline < 20 && gtdescription[i] == '\n')
 							numline++;