diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Irr/IRRLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Irr/IRRLoader.cpp
index ba6ebc964..f841cd876 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Irr/IRRLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Irr/IRRLoader.cpp
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ void SetupMapping(aiMaterial *mat, aiTextureMapping mode, const aiVector3D &axis
                 m->mSemantic = prop->mSemantic;
                 m->mType = aiPTI_Float;
 
-                m->mDataLength = 12;
-                m->mData = new char[12];
+                m->mDataLength = sizeof(aiVector3D);
+                m->mData = new char[m->mDataLength];
                 *((aiVector3D *)m->mData) = axis;
                 p.push_back(m);
             }