diff --git a/programs/cmd/wcmd.h b/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
index d4d97a0067e..8d6eb6b48e9 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
+++ b/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ typedef struct _FOR_CONTEXT {
  * (uppercased and concatenated) and parameters entered, with environment
  * variables and batch parameters substitution already done.
  */
-extern WCHAR quals[MAX_PATH], param1[MAXSTRING], param2[MAXSTRING];
+extern WCHAR quals[MAXSTRING], param1[MAXSTRING], param2[MAXSTRING];
 extern DWORD errorlevel;
 extern BATCH_CONTEXT *context;
 extern FOR_CONTEXT forloopcontext;
diff --git a/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c b/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
index 0d02f1f3882..8fe2d574e56 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
+++ b/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern struct env_stack *pushd_directories;
 
 BATCH_CONTEXT *context = NULL;
 DWORD errorlevel;
-WCHAR quals[MAX_PATH], param1[MAXSTRING], param2[MAXSTRING];
+WCHAR quals[MAXSTRING], param1[MAXSTRING], param2[MAXSTRING];
 BOOL  interactive;
 FOR_CONTEXT forloopcontext; /* The 'for' loop context */
 BOOL delayedsubst = FALSE; /* The current delayed substitution setting */