diff --git a/inc/uraidextdefs.h b/inc/uraidextdefs.h
index 82df2d0..66202b2 100644
--- a/inc/uraidextdefs.h
+++ b/inc/uraidextdefs.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 extern FX *URaid_FXarray[URMAXFXNUM];
 extern char URaid_arg1[URMAXCOMM / 2];
 extern char URaid_arg2[URMAXCOMM / 2];
-extern char URaid_comm;
+extern char URaid_comm[2];
 extern char URaid_inputstring[URMAXCOMM];
 extern const char *URaid_errmess;
 extern int URaid_ArrMAXIndex;
diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 57f753f..077acbb 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ uraidloop:
     BT_temp = 0; /* So we get the "more" option on screen-full */
     printf("\n< ");
     for (ptr = URaid_inputstring; (*ptr = getchar()) != '\n'; ptr++) {}
-    URaid_argnum = sscanf(URaid_inputstring, "%1s%s%s", &URaid_comm, URaid_arg1, URaid_arg2);
+    URaid_argnum = sscanf(URaid_inputstring, "%1s%s%s", URaid_comm, URaid_arg1, URaid_arg2);
 
     if (uraid_commands() == NIL) break;
     /* XXX: make sure output is flushed so we can see where we are */
diff --git a/src/uraid.c b/src/uraid.c
index f064f9a..f610c9f 100644
--- a/src/uraid.c
+++ b/src/uraid.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ FX *URaid_FXarray[URMAXFXNUM];
 int URaid_ArrMAXIndex;
 
 char URaid_inputstring[URMAXCOMM];
-char URaid_comm;
+char URaid_comm[2];
 char URaid_arg1[URMAXCOMM / 2];
 char URaid_arg2[URMAXCOMM / 2];
 int URaid_argnum;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void uraid_commclear(void) {
   memset(URaid_arg1, 0, URMAXCOMM / 2);
   memset(URaid_arg2, 0, URMAXCOMM / 2);
 
-  URaid_comm = 0;
+  URaid_comm[0] = 0;
   URaid_argnum = 0;
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ LispPTR uraid_commands(void) {
       return (T);
     }
   }
-  switch (URaid_comm) {
+  switch (URaid_comm[0]) {
 /*** Displaying STACK stuff */
 #ifdef DOS
     case '1': printf("%s\n", URaid_summary1); break;