diff --git a/prename b/prename
index 2879d79a..70f97011 100755
--- a/prename
+++ b/prename
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(!@ARGV) {
 }
 
 
-my $max_len = longest(@ARGV);
+my $max_len = 25;
 
 for(sort(@ARGV)) {
   my $was = $_;