diff --git a/src/utils/edit.c b/src/utils/edit.c
index 177ecf41d..d340bfadd 100644
--- a/src/utils/edit.c
+++ b/src/utils/edit.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "edit.h"
 
-#define CMD_BUF_LEN 256
+#define CMD_BUF_LEN 4096
 static char cmdbuf[CMD_BUF_LEN];
 static int cmdbuf_pos = 0;
 static int cmdbuf_len = 0;
diff --git a/src/utils/edit_simple.c b/src/utils/edit_simple.c
index a095ea6ab..13173cb19 100644
--- a/src/utils/edit_simple.c
+++ b/src/utils/edit_simple.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "edit.h"
 
 
-#define CMD_BUF_LEN 256
+#define CMD_BUF_LEN 4096
 static char cmdbuf[CMD_BUF_LEN];
 static int cmdbuf_pos = 0;
 static const char *ps2 = NULL;