diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index bb0716e3e0..d0de72c588 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ typedef struct
       char file_name[NAME_MAX_LENGTH];
    } last_start_content;
 
-   char menu_state_msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH * 2];
+   char menu_state_msg[MENU_LABEL_MAX_LENGTH];
    /* Scratchpad variables. These are used for instance
     * by the filebrowser when having to store intermediary
     * paths (subdirs/previous dirs/current dir/path, etc).