1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index fb9c1c96b59..deb95198978 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -3543,8 +3543,10 @@ usage: (format STRING &rest OBJECTS)  */)
               precision[n+1] = 10 * precision[n+1] + *format - '0';
           }
 
-        if (format - this_format_start + 1 > longest_format)
-          longest_format = format - this_format_start + 1;
+        /* Extra +1 for 'l' that we may need to insert into the
+           format.  */
+        if (format - this_format_start + 2 > longest_format)
+          longest_format = format - this_format_start + 2;
 
         if (format == end)
           error ("Format string ends in middle of format specifier");