diff --git a/usr.bin/w/w.c b/usr.bin/w/w.c
index f94d8a600cf9..4df4abd96816 100644
--- a/usr.bin/w/w.c
+++ b/usr.bin/w/w.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static struct entry {
 
 #define	W_DISPUSERSIZE	10
 #define	W_DISPLINESIZE	8
-#define	W_DISPHOSTSIZE	24
+#define	W_DISPHOSTSIZE	40
 
 static void		 pr_header(time_t *, int);
 static struct stat	*ttystat(char *);