diff --git a/rts/Sim/Misc/QuadField.cpp b/rts/Sim/Misc/QuadField.cpp
index 72a50988bfc..bf1c2809a47 100644
--- a/rts/Sim/Misc/QuadField.cpp
+++ b/rts/Sim/Misc/QuadField.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CQuadField::CQuadField()
 
 	baseQuads.resize(numQuadsX * numQuadsZ);
 
-	tempQuads = new int[1000];
+	tempQuads = new int[numQuadsX * numQuadsZ];
 }
 
 CQuadField::~CQuadField()