1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 08dc26784cc..5bb528c64ab 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ struct gcpro *gcprolist;
 /* Addresses of staticpro'd variables.  Initialize it to a nonzero
    value; otherwise some compilers put it into BSS.  */
 
-#define NSTATICS 0x1000
+#define NSTATICS 0x800
 static Lisp_Object *staticvec[NSTATICS] = {&Vpurify_flag};
 
 /* Index of next unused slot in staticvec.  */
@@ -5030,7 +5030,7 @@ staticpro (Lisp_Object *varaddress)
 {
   staticvec[staticidx++] = varaddress;
   if (staticidx >= NSTATICS)
-    fatal ("NSTATICS too small. Try increasing and recompiling Emacs.");
+    fatal ("NSTATICS too small; try increasing and recompiling Emacs.");
 }