diff --git a/gfx/gfx_animation.c b/gfx/gfx_animation.c
index 131bfab2e6..92e3f1c0fd 100644
--- a/gfx/gfx_animation.c
+++ b/gfx/gfx_animation.c
@@ -1374,22 +1374,20 @@ static void build_ticker_loop_string(
    /* Copy chunk of spacer string, if required */
    if (num_chars2 > 0)
    {
-      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char tmp[32];
       utf8cpy(
             tmp, sizeof(tmp),
             utf8skip(spacer, char_offset2), num_chars2);
-
       strlcat(dest_str, tmp, dest_str_len);
    }
 
    /* Copy 'leading' chunk of source string, if required */
    if (num_chars3 > 0)
    {
-      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char tmp[80];
       utf8cpy(
             tmp, sizeof(tmp),
             utf8skip(src_str, char_offset3), num_chars3);
-
       strlcat(dest_str, tmp, dest_str_len);
    }
 }
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 45505782c7..fc9119d8a5 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void video_driver_force_fallback(const char *driver)
 
    if (msg_window)
    {
-      char text[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char text[128];
       ui_msg_window_state window_state;
       char *title          = strdup(msg_hash_to_str(MSG_ERROR));
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_filter.c b/gfx/video_filter.c
index ed15e56abd..26631b1e61 100644
--- a/gfx/video_filter.c
+++ b/gfx/video_filter.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ rarch_softfilter_t *rarch_softfilter_new(const char *filter_config,
    softfilter_simd_mask_t cpu_features = (softfilter_simd_mask_t)cpu_features_get();
 #ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
    char basedir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   char ext_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char ext_name[8];
 #endif
    struct string_list *plugs     = NULL;
    rarch_softfilter_t *filt      = (rarch_softfilter_t*)
diff --git a/tasks/task_steam.c b/tasks/task_steam.c
index a44b4cee6b..0205201fcf 100644
--- a/tasks/task_steam.c
+++ b/tasks/task_steam.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ task_finished:
    /* If finished successfully */
    if (MIST_IS_SUCCESS(result))
    {
-      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char msg[128];
       size_t _len = strlcpy(msg, msg_hash_to_str(MSG_CORE_INSTALLED),
             sizeof(msg));
       strlcpy(msg       + _len,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void task_push_steam_core_dlc_install(
       const char *name)
 {
    size_t _len;
-   char task_title[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char task_title[128];
 
    retro_task_t                  *task   = task_init();
    steam_core_dlc_install_state_t* state = (steam_core_dlc_install_state_t*)calloc(1,
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
index 5e2381e5b3..9615081bd9 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
@@ -5095,8 +5095,8 @@ void LoadCoreWindow::onLoadCustomCoreClicked()
    size_t _len;
    QString path;
    QByteArray pathArray;
+   char filters[128];
    char core_ext[255]            = {0};
-   char filters[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
    const char *pathData          = NULL;
    settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
    const char *path_dir_libretro = settings->paths.directory_libretro;