diff --git a/proc/meminfo.c b/proc/meminfo.c
index 668dcb61..73035877 100644
--- a/proc/meminfo.c
+++ b/proc/meminfo.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 #include <proc/meminfo.h>
 
 
-#define MEMINFO_FILE "/proc/meminfo"
+#define MEMINFO_FILE  "/proc/meminfo"
+#define MEMINFO_BUFF  8192
 
 
 struct meminfo_data {
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ static int meminfo_read_failed (
  /* a 'memory history reference' macro for readability,
     so we can focus the field names ... */
  #define mHr(f) info->hist.new. f
-    char buf[8192];
+    char buf[MEMINFO_BUFF];
     char *head, *tail;
     int size;
     unsigned long *valptr;
diff --git a/proc/vmstat.c b/proc/vmstat.c
index ab404bdf..36a89232 100644
--- a/proc/vmstat.c
+++ b/proc/vmstat.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 #include <proc/vmstat.h>
 
 
-#define VMSTAT_FILE "/proc/vmstat"
+#define VMSTAT_FILE  "/proc/vmstat"
+#define VMSTAT_BUFF  8192
 
 /*
  *  Perhaps someday we'll all learn what is in these fields. But |
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@ static int vmstat_make_hash_failed (
 static int vmstat_read_failed (
         struct vmstat_info *info)
 {
-    char buf[8192];
+    char buf[VMSTAT_BUFF];
     char *head, *tail;
     int size;
     unsigned long *valptr;