diff --git a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
index e24abaa02..f3bdab1b3 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ _e_xsettings_font_set(void)
              Eina_Strbuf *buf;
              Eina_List *l;
              int size = efd->size;
-             char size_buf[8];
+             char size_buf[12];
              const char *p;
 
              /* TODO better way to convert evas font sizes? */