diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 244a9dd3..891eaeba 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static char  Cap_clr_eol    [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",    // global and/or static vars
              Cap_norm       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Cap_reverse    [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Caps_off       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
-             Caps_endline   [CAPBUFSIZ] = "";
+             Caps_endline   [SMLBUFSIZ] = "";
 #ifndef RMAN_IGNORED
 static char  Cap_rmam       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "",
              Cap_smam       [CAPBUFSIZ] = "";
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static void show_special (int interact, const char *glob) {
      ( However, such an approach was abandoned. As a result )
      ( this function is called only with a glob under top's )
      ( control and never containing any 'raw/binary' chars! ) */
-   char tmp[LRGBUFSIZ], lin[LRGBUFSIZ], row[ROWMAXSIZ];
+   char tmp[LRGBUFSIZ], lin[LRGBUFSIZ], row[ROWMINSIZ];
    char *rp, *lin_end, *sub_beg, *sub_end;
    int room;
 
diff --git a/top/top.h b/top/top.h
index d11217d1..f4d1c70b 100644
--- a/top/top.h
+++ b/top/top.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 #define BIGBUFSIZ  2048
    /* in addition to the actual display data, our row might have to accommodate
       many termcap/color transitions - these definitions ensure we have room */
-#define ROWMINSIZ  ( SCREENMAX +  4 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
+#define ROWMINSIZ  ( SCREENMAX +  8 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
 #define ROWMAXSIZ  ( SCREENMAX + 16 * (CAPBUFSIZ + CLRBUFSIZ) )
    // minimum size guarantee for dynamically acquired 'readfile' buffer
 #define READMINSZ  2048
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ typedef struct WIN_t {
           capclr_msg [CLRBUFSIZ],      //   RCW_t colors (& rebuilt too),
           capclr_pmt [CLRBUFSIZ],      //   but NO recurring costs !
           capclr_hdr [CLRBUFSIZ],      //   note: sum, msg and pmt strs
-          capclr_rowhigh [CLRBUFSIZ],  //         are only used when this
+          capclr_rowhigh [SMLBUFSIZ],  //         are only used when this
           capclr_rownorm [CLRBUFSIZ],  //         window is the 'Curwin'!
           cap_bold [CAPBUFSIZ],        // support for View_NOBOLD toggle
           grpname [GRPNAMSIZ],         // window number:name, printable