diff --git a/wutil.c b/wutil.c
index 11b275a01..9c7e09a0b 100644
--- a/wutil.c
+++ b/wutil.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static struct wdirent my_wdirent;
 /**
    For wgettext: Number of string_buffer_t in the ring of buffers
 */
-#define BUFF_COUNT 64
+#define BUFF_COUNT 4
 
 /**
    For wgettext: The ring of string_buffer_t