diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 5960862a7..dd0b973c9 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarizedscript(int32_t height,uint8_t *script,int32_t len,
 
 int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t NOTARIZED_HEIGHT,uint256 NOTARIZED_HASH,uint256 NOTARIZED_DESTTXID)
 {
-    char params[256],*jsonstr,*hexstr; uint8_t script[8192]; int32_t n,len,retval = -1; cJSON *json,*txjson,*vouts,*vout,*skey;
+    char params[256],*jsonstr,*hexstr; uint8_t *script,_script[8192]; int32_t n,len,retval = -1; cJSON *json,*txjson,*vouts,*vout,*skey;
+    script = _script;
     /*params[0] = '[';
     params[1] = '"';
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)