diff --git a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
index 2bca0248e..03a4871b1 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void
 plat_pause(int p)
 {
     static wchar_t oldtitle[512];
-    wchar_t title[512], paused_msg[64];
+    wchar_t title[1024], paused_msg[512];
 
     if (p == dopause) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS