diff --git a/zsnes/src/init.asm b/zsnes/src/init.asm
index 04003fab..000b6e3c 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/init.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/init.asm
@@ -3410,20 +3410,13 @@ NEWSYM loadfileGUI
     mov dword[ZOpenFileName],edx
 
     ;This is to get the C stuff to see these variables
-    xor ecx,ecx
-.pathcopy
-    mov edx,dword[STPath+ecx]
-    mov dword[ST_Path+ecx],edx
-    mov edx,dword[GNextPath+ecx]
-    mov dword[GNext_Path+ecx],edx
-    mov edx,dword[SGPath+ecx]
-    mov dword[SG_Path+ecx],edx
-    add ecx,4
-    cmp ecx,1024
-    je .donepathcopy
-    jmp .pathcopy
+    mov ebx,STPath
+    mov [ST_Path],ebx
+    mov ebx,GNextPath
+    mov [GNext_Path],ebx
+    mov ebx,SGPath
+    mov [SG_Path],ebx
 
-.donepathcopy
     pushad
     call loadROM
     popad
diff --git a/zsnes/src/initc.c b/zsnes/src/initc.c
index 55344957..dd79efa7 100755
--- a/zsnes/src/initc.c
+++ b/zsnes/src/initc.c
@@ -668,9 +668,7 @@ void SplitSetup(char *basepath, char *basefile, unsigned int MirrorSystem)
   SplittedROM = true;
 }
 
-char ST_Path[1024];
-char GNext_Path[1024];
-char SG_Path[1024];
+char *ST_Path, *GNext_Path, *SG_Path;
 void SplitSupport()
 {
   unsigned char *ROM = (unsigned char *)romdata;