diff --git a/src/state.cpp b/src/state.cpp
index 890c8a3b..411988c6 100644
--- a/src/state.cpp
+++ b/src/state.cpp
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ void AddExState(void *v, uint32 s, int type, char *desc)
 {
 	if(desc)
 	{
-		SFMDATA[SFEXINDEX].desc=(char *)FCEU_malloc(5);
+		SFMDATA[SFEXINDEX].desc=(char *)FCEU_malloc(strlen(desc)+1);
 		strcpy(SFMDATA[SFEXINDEX].desc,desc);
 	}
 	else