diff --git a/admin/models/forms/field.xml b/admin/models/forms/field.xml
index 88f9c95c0..2f3a39fea 100644
--- a/admin/models/forms/field.xml
+++ b/admin/models/forms/field.xml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 			description="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_DATALENGHT_OTHER_DESCRIPTION"
 			class="text_area"
 			required="true"
-			filter="INT"
+			filter="STRING"
 			message="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_DATALENGHT_OTHER_MESSAGE"
 			hint="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_DATALENGHT_OTHER_HINT"
 		/>
diff --git a/admin/models/forms/fieldtype.xml b/admin/models/forms/fieldtype.xml
index acdbb6afd..ac00e85e6 100644
--- a/admin/models/forms/fieldtype.xml
+++ b/admin/models/forms/fieldtype.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 			description="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_DATALENGHT_OTHER_DESCRIPTION"
 			class="text_area"
 			required="true"
-			filter="INT"
+			filter="STRING"
 			message="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_DATALENGHT_OTHER_MESSAGE"
 			hint="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELDTYPE_DATALENGHT_OTHER_HINT"
 		/>