diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 53e74a1d..86cc8bb0 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ window_destroy_panes(struct window *w)
 char *
 window_printable_flags(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl)
 {
-	char	flags[BUFSIZ];
+	char	flags[32];
 	int	pos;
 
 	pos = 0;