diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index c9c9368db..f92cce3c9 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -1719,6 +1719,8 @@ static void CON_DrawHudlines(void)
 				p++;
 				c++;
 			}
+			if (c >= con_width)
+				break;
 			if (*p < HU_FONTSTART)
 				;//charwidth = 4 * con_scalefactor;
 			else
@@ -1841,6 +1843,8 @@ static void CON_DrawConsole(void)
 				p++;
 				c++;
 			}
+			if (c >= con_width)
+				break;
 			V_DrawCharacter(x, y, (INT32)(*p) | charflags | cv_constextsize.value | V_NOSCALESTART, true);
 		}
 	}