diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc5.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc5.c
index f7071f8f..50519fa6 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc5.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc5.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int lastline,errorcount;
 static short lastfile;
   char *msg,*pre,*filename;
   va_list argptr;
-  char string[128];
   int is_warning;
 
   is_warning = (number >= 200 && !sc_warnings_are_errors);
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ static short lastfile;
   va_start(argptr,number);
   if (strlen(errfname)==0) {
     int start= (errstart==errline) ? -1 : errstart;
-    if (pc_error((int)number,string,filename,start,errline,argptr)) {
+    if (pc_error((int)number,msg,filename,start,errline,argptr)) {
       if (outf!=NULL) {
         pc_closeasm(outf,TRUE);
         outf=NULL;
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ static short lastfile;
         fprintf(fp,"%s(%d -- %d) : %s %03d: ",filename,errstart,errline,pre,number);
       else
         fprintf(fp,"%s(%d) : %s %03d: ",filename,errline,pre,number);
-      vfprintf(fp,string,argptr);
+      vfprintf(fp,msg,argptr);
       fclose(fp);
     } /* if */
   } /* if */