diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.c
index 32dcb6c86c1..1ca86351174 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.c
@@ -1037,14 +1037,13 @@ static INT
 ProcessInput (BOOL bFlag)
 {
 	TCHAR commandline[CMDLINE_LENGTH];
-	TCHAR *readline = NULL;
+	TCHAR readline[CMDLINE_LENGTH];
 	LPTSTR tp = NULL;
 	LPTSTR ip;
 	LPTSTR cp;
 	BOOL bEchoThisLine;
-   
-    readline = malloc(CMDLINE_LENGTH * sizeof(TCHAR));
 
+ 
 	do
 	{
 		/* if no batch input then... */
@@ -1053,7 +1052,7 @@ ProcessInput (BOOL bFlag)
 			if (bFlag)
 				return 0;
 
-			readline = ReadCommand (readline, CMDLINE_LENGTH);
+			ReadCommand (readline, CMDLINE_LENGTH);
 			ip = readline;
 			bEchoThisLine = FALSE;
 		}
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.h b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.h
index 19b5bb4b1eb..c3dea180ee1 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmd.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern HANDLE CMD_ModuleHandle;
 
 
 /* Prototypes for CMDINPUT.C */
-TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR, INT);
+VOID ReadCommand (LPTSTR, INT);
 
 
 /* Prototypes for CMDTABLE.C */
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
index 872c08b4c0f..d48a6b3b268 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ ClearCommandLine (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen, SHORT orgx, SHORT orgy)
 
 
 /* read in a command line */
-TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
+VOID ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
 {
 	SHORT orgx;			/* origin x/y */
 	SHORT orgy;
@@ -508,15 +508,10 @@ TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
 			default:
 #ifdef _UNICODE
 				ch = ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar;
-				charcount ++;
-				str = realloc(str, charcount);
-
-				if ((ch >= 32 && ch <= 255))
+				if ((ch >= 32 && ch <= 255) && (charcount != (maxlen - 2)))
 #else
-				ch = ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.AsciiChar;				
-				str = realloc(str, 2 + current * sizeof(TCHAR));				
-
-				if ((UCHAR)ch >= 32 )
+				ch = ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.AsciiChar;
+				if ((UCHAR)ch >= 32 && (charcount != (maxlen - 2)))
 #endif /* _UNICODE */
 				{
 					/* insert character into string... */
@@ -525,8 +520,6 @@ TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
 					        /* If this character insertion will cause screen scrolling,
 					         * adjust the saved origin of the command prompt. */
 					        tempscreen = _tcslen(str + current) + curx;
-						    str = realloc(str, tempscreen * sizeof(TCHAR));
-
 						if ((tempscreen % maxx) == (maxx - 1) &&
 						    (tempscreen / maxx) + cury == (maxy - 1))
 						{
@@ -534,8 +527,6 @@ TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
 							cury--;
 						}
 
-						
-
 						for (count = charcount; count > current; count--)
 							str[count] = str[count - 1];
 						str[current++] = ch;
@@ -579,6 +570,4 @@ TCHAR * ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
 	while (ir.Event.KeyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode != VK_RETURN);
 
 	SetCursorType (bInsert, TRUE);
-
-	return str;
 }