diff --git a/release/src/router/rc/ssh.c b/release/src/router/rc/ssh.c
index ca7c591631a..112a6c34a8b 100644
--- a/release/src/router/rc/ssh.c
+++ b/release/src/router/rc/ssh.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ char *get_parsed_key(const char *name, char *buf)
 	value = nvram_safe_get(name);
 
 	len = strlen(value);
+	if (len > 3500) len = 3500;
 
 	for (i=0; (i < len); i++) {
 		if (value[i] == '>')
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ char *get_parsed_key(const char *name, char *buf)
 void start_sshd(void)
 {
 	int dirty = 0;
-	char buf[2048];
+	char buf[3500];
 
         if (!nvram_match("sshd_enable", "1"))
                 return;
diff --git a/release/src/router/shared/misc.c b/release/src/router/shared/misc.c
index 9a903ada58e..d26256d5dc2 100644
--- a/release/src/router/shared/misc.c
+++ b/release/src/router/shared/misc.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ int nvram_get_file(const char *key, const char *fname, int max)
 	}
 	return r;
 /*
-	char b[2048];
+	char b[3500];
 	int n;
 	char *p;
 
@@ -935,8 +935,8 @@ int nvram_set_file(const char *key, const char *fname, int max)
 	}
 	return r;
 /*
-	char a[2048];
-	char b[4096];
+	char a[3500];
+	char b[7000];
 	int n;
 
 	if (((n = f_read(fname, &a, sizeof(a))) > 0) && (n <= max)) {