diff --git a/engines/access/room.cpp b/engines/access/room.cpp
index 181dcd6c5b1b..9b830770af0d 100644
--- a/engines/access/room.cpp
+++ b/engines/access/room.cpp
@@ -289,14 +289,16 @@ void Room::setWallCodes() {
 
 void Room::buildScreen() {
 	int scrollCol = _vm->_screen->_scrollCol;
-	int cnt = _vm->_screen->_vWindowWidth + 1;
 	int offset = 0;
 
 	// Clear current background buffer
 	_vm->_buffer1.clearBuffer();
 
+	// WORKAROUND: Original's use of '+ 1' would frequently cause memory overruns
+	int w = MIN(_vm->_screen->_vWindowWidth + 1, _playFieldWidth);
+
 	// Loop through drawing each column of tiles forming the background
-	for (int idx = 0; idx < cnt; offset += TILE_WIDTH, ++idx) {
+	for (int idx = 0; idx < w; offset += TILE_WIDTH, ++idx) {
 		buildColumn(_vm->_screen->_scrollCol, offset);
 		++_vm->_screen->_scrollCol;
 	}