diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 0be30ebec..fe99270f7 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1443,3 +1443,4 @@
   dre, patch provided by djGrrr.
 - Fixed SAPART causing a flood of notices from all servers, fun. Reported and patch
   provided by djGrrr.
+- Changed password length from 32 to 48, is allocated dynamically anyway.
diff --git a/include/struct.h b/include/struct.h
index f9f45dec3..1b7c86338 100644
--- a/include/struct.h
+++ b/include/struct.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ typedef unsigned int u_int32_t;	/* XXX Hope this works! */
 #define	REALLEN	 	50
 #define	TOPICLEN	307
 #define	CHANNELLEN	32
-#define	PASSWDLEN 	32	/* orig. 20, changed to 32 for nickpasswords */
+#define	PASSWDLEN 	48	/* was 20, then 32, now 48. */
 #define	KEYLEN		23
 #define LINKLEN		32
 #define	BUFSIZE		512	/* WARNING: *DONT* CHANGE THIS!!!! */