diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index f0682665..15f4ceee 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static char  Cap_clr_eol    [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",    // global and/or static vars
              Cap_norm       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Cap_reverse    [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Caps_off       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
-             Caps_endline   [CAPBUFSIZ] = "";
+             Caps_endline   [SMLBUFSIZ] = "";
 #ifndef RMAN_IGNORED
 static char  Cap_rmam       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Cap_smam       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "";
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static void show_special (int interact, const char *glob) {
      ( However, such an approach was abandoned. As a result )
      ( this function is called only with a glob under top's )
      ( control and never containing any 'raw/binary' chars! ) */
-   char tmp[LRGBUFSIZ], lin[LRGBUFSIZ], row[ROWMAXSIZ];
+   char tmp[LRGBUFSIZ], lin[LRGBUFSIZ], row[ROWMINSIZ];
    char *rp, *lin_end, *sub_beg, *sub_end;
    int room;
 
diff --git a/top/top.h b/top/top.h
index af31681e..20c4a7af 100644
--- a/top/top.h
+++ b/top/top.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 #define BIGBUFSIZ  2048
    /* in addition to the actual display data, our row might have to accommodate
       many termcap/color transitions - these definitions ensure we have room */
-#define ROWMINSIZ  ( SCREENMAX +  4 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
+#define ROWMINSIZ  ( SCREENMAX +  8 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
 #define ROWMAXSIZ  ( SCREENMAX + 16 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
    // minimum size guarantee for dynamically acquired 'readfile' buffer
 #define READMINSZ  2048