diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLFileData.h b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLFileData.h
index bbb6f7728..872cee7f8 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLFileData.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLFileData.h
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ struct GroupFrame
     //! 0 = simple frame, !0 = group frame
     int32_t type;
 
+    int32_t numframes;
+
     //! Minimum vertex for all single frames
     Vertex min;
 
@@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ struct GroupFrame
     Vertex max;
 
     //! Time for all single frames
-    float *time;
+    float time;    // float[numframes]
 
     //! List of single frames
     SimpleFrame *frames;
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp
index a4286a716..b5010a37f 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void MDLImporter::InternReadFile_Quake1() {
     } else {
         // get the first frame in the group
         BE_NCONST MDL::GroupFrame *pcFrames2 = (BE_NCONST MDL::GroupFrame *)pcFrames;
-        pcFirstFrame = &(pcFrames2->frames[0]);
+        pcFirstFrame = (MDL::SimpleFrame *)( &pcFrames2->time + pcFrames2->numframes );
     }
     BE_NCONST MDL::Vertex *pcVertices = (BE_NCONST MDL::Vertex *)((pcFirstFrame->name) + sizeof(pcFirstFrame->name));
     VALIDATE_FILE_SIZE((const unsigned char *)(pcVertices + pcHeader->num_verts));