diff --git a/plugins/pidfile.c b/plugins/pidfile.c
index 073f47c5..330b4a7d 100644
--- a/plugins/pidfile.c
+++ b/plugins/pidfile.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static char *mkcond(char *buf, size_t len, char *nm)
 static void pidfile_callback(void *arg, int fd, int events)
 {
 	static char ev_buf[8 *(sizeof(struct inotify_event) + NAME_MAX + 1) + 1];
-	static char cond[MAX_ARG_LEN];
+	static char cond[MAX_COND_LEN];
 
 	struct inotify_event *ev;
 	ssize_t sz, len;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void pidfile_callback(void *arg, int fd, int events)
  */
 static void pidfile_reconf(void *_null)
 {
-	static char cond[MAX_ARG_LEN];
+	static char cond[MAX_COND_LEN];
 	svc_t *svc;
 	(void)(_null);
 	int restart = 0;
diff --git a/src/svc.h b/src/svc.h
index 791a6ee9..c055de37 100644
--- a/src/svc.h
+++ b/src/svc.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define FINIT_SHM_ID     0x494E4954  /* "INIT", see ascii(7) */
 #define MAX_ARG_LEN      64
 #define MAX_STR_LEN      64
+#define MAX_COND_LEN     (MAX_ARG_LEN * 3)
 #define MAX_USER_LEN     16
 #define MAX_NUM_FDS      64	     /* Max number of I/O plugins */
 #define MAX_NUM_SVC      64	     /* Enough? */
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ typedef struct svc {
 	int	       runlevels;
 	int            sighup;	       /* This service supports SIGHUP :) */
 	svc_block_t    block;	       /* Reason that this service is currently stopped */
-	char           cond[MAX_ARG_LEN];
+	char           cond[MAX_COND_LEN];
 
 	/* Incremented for each restart by service monitor. */
 	const unsigned int restart_counter;