diff --git a/05/parse.b b/05/parse.b
index b6f230f..2df9db1 100644
--- a/05/parse.b
+++ b/05/parse.b
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ function parse_type_to
 		if c == 0 goto bad_type
 		n = type_length(c)
 		c += types
-		out = memcpy(out, c, n)
+		memcpy(out, c, n)
+		out += n
 		goto base_type_done
 	
 	:skip_struct_union_enum
diff --git a/05/util.b b/05/util.b
index 98617ec..9f8aee6 100644
--- a/05/util.b
+++ b/05/util.b
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function memccpy
 	memccpy_advance(&dest, &src, terminator)
 	return dest
 
-; just like C
+; like C, but returns 0
 function memcpy
 	argument dest
 	argument src