diff --git a/src/common.cc b/src/common.cc
index de82948b..5f6310bd 100644
--- a/src/common.cc
+++ b/src/common.cc
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void print_cached(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 
 void print_evaluate(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 {
-	std::vector<char> buf(max_user_text.get(*state));
+	std::vector<char> buf(text_buffer_size.get(*state));
 	evaluate(obj->data.s, &buf[0], buf.size());
 	evaluate(&buf[0], p, p_max_size);
 }