diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj b/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
index 34f0e739..bc6dacc2 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/msvc8/spcomp.vcproj
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\pawncc.c"
 				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						AssemblerOutput="0"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\sc1.c"
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/pawncc.c b/sourcepawn/compiler/pawncc.c
index a31f1e4a..f9c790a8 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/pawncc.c
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/pawncc.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			proper = (unsigned char *)pOrig->base + header_size;
 
 			/* get initial size estimate */
-			pHdr->disksize = (uint32_t)compressBound(pHdr->imagesize);
+			pHdr->disksize = (uint32_t)compressBound(pHdr->imagesize) * 2;
 			zcmp = (Bytef *)malloc(pHdr->disksize);
 
 			if ((err=compress2(zcmp, 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				!= Z_OK)
 			{
 				free(zcmp);
-				pc_printf("Unable to compress (Z): error %d", err);
+				pc_printf("Unable to compress (Z): error %d\n", err);
 				pc_printf("Falling back to no compression.");
 				memfile_write(bin_file, 
 							proper,