diff --git a/executer/user/mcexec.c b/executer/user/mcexec.c
index 0069a8e0..49765ff3 100644
--- a/executer/user/mcexec.c
+++ b/executer/user/mcexec.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ int flatten_strings(char *pre_strings, char **strings, char **flat)
 	_flat[nr_strings + pre_strings_count + 1] = p - (char *)_flat;
 
 	*flat = (char *)_flat;
-	return full_len;
+	return p - (char *)_flat;
 }
 
 //#define NUM_HANDLER_THREADS	248
diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index 83e19330..eb1559f5 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -333,5 +333,5 @@ int flatten_strings_from_user(char *pre_strings, char **strings, char **flat)
 	_flat[nr_strings + pre_strings_count + 1] = p - (char *)_flat;
 
 	*flat = (char *)_flat;
-	return full_len;
+	return p - (char *)_flat;
 }