--- env/env_open.c.orig	Fri Jun 30 15:34:54 2000
+++ env/env_open.c	Thu Oct 28 12:28:52 2010
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ illegal:	__db_err(dbenv, "mis-formatted name-value pai
 		return (dbenv->set_lg_dir(dbenv, value));
 
 	if (!strcasecmp(name, "set_lk_detect")) {
-		if (sscanf(value, "%40s %c", arg, &v4) != 1)
+		if (sscanf(value, "%39s %c", arg, &v4) != 1)
 			goto badarg;
 		if (!strcasecmp(value, "db_lock_default"))
 			flags = DB_LOCK_DEFAULT;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ illegal:	__db_err(dbenv, "mis-formatted name-value pai
 	}
 
 	if (!strcasecmp(name, "set_verbose")) {
-		if (sscanf(value, "%40s %c", arg, &v4) != 1)
+		if (sscanf(value, "%39s %c", arg, &v4) != 1)
 			goto badarg;
 
 		if (!strcasecmp(value, "db_verb_chkpoint"))