diff --git a/code/qcommon/vm.c b/code/qcommon/vm.c
index 0c03b48..13e41b0 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/vm.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/vm.c
@@ -481,18 +481,20 @@ vmHeader_t *VM_LoadQVM( vm_t *vm, qboolean alloc, qboolean unpure)
 
 	if(header.h->vmMagic == VM_MAGIC_VER2)
 	{
-		Com_Printf("Loading %d jump table targets\n", vm->numJumpTableTargets);
+		int previousNumJumpTableTargets = vm->numJumpTableTargets;
 
 		header.h->jtrgLength &= ~0x03;
 
+		vm->numJumpTableTargets = header.h->jtrgLength >> 2;
+		Com_Printf("Loading %d jump table targets\n", vm->numJumpTableTargets);
+
 		if(alloc)
 		{
 			vm->jumpTableTargets = Hunk_Alloc(header.h->jtrgLength, h_high);
-			vm->numJumpTableTargets = header.h->jtrgLength >> 2;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if((header.h->jtrgLength >> 2) != vm->numJumpTableTargets)
+			if(vm->numJumpTableTargets != previousNumJumpTableTargets)
 			{
 				VM_Free(vm);
 				FS_FreeFile(header.v);