diff --git a/include/verilated.cpp b/include/verilated.cpp
index 983cfc2dd..6329831c7 100644
--- a/include/verilated.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated.cpp
@@ -248,14 +248,24 @@ void _VL_VINT_TO_STRING(int obits, char* destoutp, WDataInP sourcep) {
     while (isspace(*(destp-1)) && destp>destoutp) *--destp = '\0';  // Drop trailing spaces
 }
 
-IData VL_FGETS_IXQ(int sbits, void* strgp, QData fpq) {
+void _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(int obits, void* destp, int srclen, const char* srcp) {
+    // Convert C string to Verilog format
+    int bytes = VL_BYTES_I(obits);
+    char* op = ((char*)(destp));
+    if (srclen > bytes) srclen = bytes;  // Don't overflow destination
+    int i;
+    for (i=0; i<srclen; i++) { *op++ = srcp[srclen-1-i]; }
+    for (; i<bytes; i++) { *op++ = 0; }
+}
+
+IData VL_FGETS_IXQ(int obits, void* destp, QData fpq) {
     FILE* fp = VL_CVT_Q_FP(fpq);
     if (!fp) return 0;
 
     // The string needs to be padded with 0's in unused spaces in front of
     // any read data.  This means we can't know in what location the first
     // character will finally live, so we need to copy.  Yuk.
-    IData bytes = VL_BYTES_I(sbits);
+    IData bytes = VL_BYTES_I(obits);
     char buffer[bytes];
 
     // We don't use fgets, as we must read \0s.
@@ -268,11 +278,7 @@ IData VL_FGETS_IXQ(int sbits, void* strgp, QData fpq) {
 	if (c=='\n') break;
     }
 
-    // Convert to Verilog format
-    char* op = ((char*)(strgp));
-    IData i;
-    for (i=0; i<got; i++) { *op++ = buffer[got-1-i]; }
-    for (; i<bytes; i++) { *op++ = 0; }
+    _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(obits, destp, got, buffer);
     return got;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/verilated.h b/include/verilated.h
index 39ecee186..8f6dc2357 100644
--- a/include/verilated.h
+++ b/include/verilated.h
@@ -200,21 +200,6 @@ inline const char* VL_VALUE_FORMATTED_I(int obits, char fmt, bool drop0, IData l
 
 /// File I/O
 extern IData VL_FGETS_IXQ(int sbits, void* strgp, QData fpq);
-inline IData VL_FGETS_IIQ(int, int bits, int, CData& strg, QData fpq) {
-    return VL_FGETS_IXQ(bits, &strg, fpq);
-}
-inline IData VL_FGETS_IIQ(int, int bits, int, SData& strg, QData fpq) {
-    return VL_FGETS_IXQ(bits, &strg, fpq);
-}
-inline IData VL_FGETS_IIQ(int, int bits, int, IData& strg, QData fpq) {
-    return VL_FGETS_IXQ(bits, &strg, fpq);
-}
-inline IData VL_FGETS_IQQ(int, int bits, int, QData& strg, QData fpq) {
-    return VL_FGETS_IXQ(bits, &strg, fpq);
-}
-inline IData VL_FGETS_IWQ(int, int bits, int, WDataOutP strgp, QData fpq) {
-    return VL_FGETS_IXQ(bits, strgp, fpq);
-}
 
 extern QData VL_FOPEN_WI(int fnwords, WDataInP ofilename, IData mode);
 extern QData VL_FOPEN_QI(QData ofilename, IData mode);
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.h b/src/V3AstNodes.h
index 1b9db235d..2e4d30135 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.h
@@ -2721,7 +2721,7 @@ struct AstFGetS : public AstNodeBiop {
     virtual void accept(AstNVisitor& v, AstNUser* vup=NULL) { v.visit(this,vup); }
     virtual void numberOperate(V3Number& out, const V3Number& lhs, const V3Number& rhs) { V3ERROR_NA; }
     virtual string emitVerilog() { return "%k$fgets(%l,%r)"; }
-    virtual string emitC() { return "VL_FGETS_%nq%lq%rq(%nw,%lw,%rw, %P, %li, %ri)"; }
+    virtual string emitC() { return "VL_FGETS_%nqX%rq(%lw, %P, &(%li), %ri)"; }
     virtual bool cleanOut() {return false;}
     virtual bool cleanLhs() {return true;} virtual bool cleanRhs() {return true;}
     virtual bool sizeMattersLhs() {return false;} virtual bool sizeMattersRhs() {return false;}