diff --git a/code/LWOLoader.cpp b/code/LWOLoader.cpp
index 222ec8e2c..df2cab7bc 100644
--- a/code/LWOLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/LWOLoader.cpp
@@ -1058,8 +1058,6 @@ void LWOImporter::LoadLWO2VertexMap(unsigned int length, bool perPoly)
     LWO::PointList& pointList = mCurLayer->mTempPoints;
     LWO::ReferrerList& refList = mCurLayer->mPointReferrers;
 
-    float temp[4];
-
     const unsigned int numPoints = (unsigned int)pointList.size();
     const unsigned int numFaces  = (unsigned int)list.size();
 
@@ -1123,10 +1121,12 @@ void LWOImporter::LoadLWO2VertexMap(unsigned int length, bool perPoly)
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        std::unique_ptr<float[]> temp(new float[type]);
         for (unsigned int l = 0; l < type;++l)
             temp[l] = GetF4();
 
-        DoRecursiveVMAPAssignment(base,type,idx, temp);
+        DoRecursiveVMAPAssignment(base,type,idx, temp.get());
         mFileBuffer += diff;
     }
 }