diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index c307cbe..f5e7ce9 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ struct hostent* proxy_gethostbyname_old(const char *name)
 	static struct hostent hostent_space;
 	static in_addr_t resolved_addr;
 	static char* resolved_addr_p;
-	static char addr_name[1024*8];
+	static char addr_name[256];
 
 	int pipe_fd[2];
 	char buff[256];
diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index d54806d..acb0152 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct gethostbyname_data {
 	struct hostent hostent_space;
 	in_addr_t resolved_addr;
 	char *resolved_addr_p[2];
-	char addr_name[1024 * 8];
+	char addr_name[256];
 };
 
 struct hostent* proxy_gethostbyname(const char *name, struct gethostbyname_data *data);