diff --git a/src/addresses.h b/src/addresses.h
index 912461a9b3..974a9c7507 100644
--- a/src/addresses.h
+++ b/src/addresses.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@
 #define RCT2_ADDRESS_GAME_COMMAND_ERROR_STRING_ID	0x0141E9AE
 #define RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_ROTATION				0x0141E9E0
 
+#define RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER	0x0141ED68
+
 #define RCT2_ADDRESS_WATER_RAISE_COST			0x0141F738
 #define RCT2_ADDRESS_WATER_LOWER_COST			0x0141F73C
 
diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index 5b45d2b781..c19b433554 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void gfx_draw_string_right(rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, int format, void* args, int c
 	char* buffer;
 	short text_width;
 
-	buffer = (char*)0x0141ED68;
+	buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER, char);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
 
 	// Measure text width
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ void gfx_draw_string_left(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int co
 {
 	char* buffer;
 
-	buffer = (char*)0x0141ED68;
+	buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER, char);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
 	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, x, y);
 }