diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 05a2ec024..36eb69f5f 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -8788,7 +8788,7 @@ all_options_menucolors(strbuf_t *sbuf)
 {
     int i = 0, ncolors = count_menucolors();
     struct menucoloring *tmp = g.menu_colorings;
-    char buf[BUFSZ];
+    char buf[BUFSZ*2]; /* see also: add_menu_coloring() */
     struct menucoloring **arr;
 
     if (!ncolors)