diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
index 9e5d799512..edf70437bc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ void NoteField::Load( NoteData* pNoteData, PlayerNumber pn, int iPixelsToDrawBeh
 
 	NoteDataWithScoring::Init(pNoteData->GetNumTapNotes(), pNoteData->GetNumHoldNotes());
 
-	for( int i=0; i<MAX_HOLD_NOTES; i++ )
-		m_bIsHoldingHoldNote[i] = false;
+	m_bIsHoldingHoldNote.clear();
+	m_bIsHoldingHoldNote.insert(m_bIsHoldingHoldNote.end(), pNoteData->GetNumTapNotes(), false);
 
 	this->CopyAll( pNoteData );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteField.h b/stepmania/src/NoteField.h
index 7ade282a5d..21077026ba 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteField.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteField.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	void	Load( NoteData* pNoteData, PlayerNumber pn, int iPixelsToDrawBehind, int iPixelsToDrawAhead );
 	void	RemoveTapNoteRow( int iIndex );
 
-	bool	m_bIsHoldingHoldNote[MAX_HOLD_NOTES];	// hack:  Need this to know when to "light up" the center of hold notes
+	vector<bool> m_bIsHoldingHoldNote;	// hack:  Need this to know when to "light up" the center of hold notes
 
 	float	m_fBeginMarker, m_fEndMarker;	// only used with MODE_EDIT