diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 94e95370f..d2651b3b8 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ extern struct nomakedefs_s nomakedefs;
 #define PL_FSIZ 32 /* fruit name */
 #define PL_PSIZ 63 /* player-given names for pets, other monsters, objects */
 /* room for "name-role-race-gend-algn" plus 1 character playmode code */
-#define PL_NSIZ_PLUS (PL_NSIZ + 4 * (1 + 4) + 1) /* 53 */
+#define PL_NSIZ_PLUS (PL_NSIZ + 4 * (1 + 3) + 1) /* 49 */
 
 #define MAXDUNGEON 16 /* current maximum number of dungeons */
 #define MAXLEVEL 32   /* max number of levels in one dungeon */
diff --git a/include/patchlevel.h b/include/patchlevel.h
index 1f9ae25b6..4d107d941 100644
--- a/include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/include/patchlevel.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * Incrementing EDITLEVEL can be used to force invalidation of old bones
  * and save files.
  */
-#define EDITLEVEL 108
+#define EDITLEVEL 109
 
 /*
  * Development status possibilities.
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index 09a0dedc4..509e3c437 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ savelevchn(NHFILE *nhfp)
 void
 store_plname_in_file(NHFILE *nhfp)
 {
-    char hero[PL_NSIZ_PLUS]; /* [PL_NSIZ + 4*4 + 1] */
+    char hero[PL_NSIZ_PLUS]; /* [PL_NSIZ + 4*(1+3) + 1] */
     int plsiztmp = (int) sizeof hero;
 
     (void) memset((genericptr_t) hero, '\0', sizeof hero);