diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index bac6047c9..4a7b8959f 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -794,11 +794,11 @@ static void DEH_LoadDehackedFile(MYFILE *f, boolean mainfile)
 					if (i == MAXSKINVOICES)
 					{
 						// Found nothing; auto-allocate our voice.
-						const INT32 allocresult = R_AllocKartVoice(false, word, &i);
+						const INT32 allocresult = R_AllocKartVoice(false, word2, &i);
 
 						if (allocresult < 0)
 						{
-							deh_warning("Voice '%s' could not be allocated.", word);
+							deh_warning("Voice '%s' could not be allocated.", word2);
 							ignorelines(f);
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/src/r_skins.c b/src/r_skins.c
index 37da62192..fd68a67ed 100644
--- a/src/r_skins.c
+++ b/src/r_skins.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ INT32 R_AllocKartVoice(boolean skinalloc, const char* name, INT32 *out)
         return -1;
     }
 
-	CONS_Printf("Voice KVOICE_%s allocated.\n",voxname_upper);
+	CONS_Printf("Voice %s allocated.\n",voxname_upper);
     DEH_Link(voxname_upper, &skinvoices[numskinvoices].info, &voicenames);
 
     *out = numskinvoices++;