diff --git a/ext/linguist/linguist.c b/ext/linguist/linguist.c
index ce5fe001..9b5b8ab4 100644
--- a/ext/linguist/linguist.c
+++ b/ext/linguist/linguist.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "lex.linguist_yy.h"
 
 // Anything longer is unlikely to be useful.
-#define MAX_TOKEN_LEN 64
+#define MAX_TOKEN_LEN 32
 
 int linguist_yywrap(yyscan_t yyscanner) {
 	return 1;