diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
index f760d6f470f..341f6983e87 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ static void memset32(void* ptr, Int value, Int bytesToFill)
 	bytesToFill -= (wordsToFill<<2);
 
 	Int *p = (Int*)ptr;
-	for (++wordsToFill; --wordsToFill; )
+	while (wordsToFill-- > 0)
 		*p++ = value;
 
 	Byte *b = (Byte *)p;
-	for (++bytesToFill; --bytesToFill; )
+	while (bytesToFill-- > 0)
 		*b++ = (Byte)value;
 }
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
index 2b7d51f52bc..6c2acf1d28e 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/GameMemory.cpp
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ static void memset32(void* ptr, Int value, Int bytesToFill)
 	bytesToFill -= (wordsToFill<<2);
 
 	Int *p = (Int*)ptr;
-	for (++wordsToFill; --wordsToFill; )
+	while (wordsToFill-- > 0)
 		*p++ = value;
 
 	Byte *b = (Byte *)p;
-	for (++bytesToFill; --bytesToFill; )
+	while (bytesToFill-- > 0)
 		*b++ = (Byte)value;
 }