diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
index 28b253fa14..a276de4bc6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
      follows="all"
      name="fl_description_edit"
      enabled="false"
-     max_length="512"
+     max_length="253"
      word_wrap="true"
      parse_urls="true" />
 </panel>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/vintage/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml b/indra/newview/skins/vintage/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
index cdb7e05624..cd53977bcb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/vintage/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/vintage/xui/en/panel_profile_firstlife.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
      follows="all"
      name="fl_description_edit"
      enabled="false"
-     max_length="512"
+     max_length="253"
      word_wrap="true"
      parse_urls="true" />
 </panel>