diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/RecompilerCodeLog.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/RecompilerCodeLog.cpp
index be46f7c9f..9516ace7c 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/RecompilerCodeLog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/RecompilerCodeLog.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void Recompiler_Log_Message(const char * strFormat, ...)
 {
     va_list args;
     va_start(args, strFormat);
-    size_t nlen = _vscprintf(strFormat, args);
+    size_t nlen = _vscprintf(strFormat, args) + 1;
     char * buffer = (char *)alloca((nlen + 3) * sizeof(char));
     if (buffer != NULL)
     {