diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index ef6a5b8fb4e77166797482dda0f55d23a7629203..5e5d202093eb34e5114db808f6544a3c2b1c9672 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ function user_login_block() {
   );
   $form['pass'] = array('#type' => 'password',
     '#title' => t('Password'),
+    '#maxlength' => 60,
     '#size' => 15,
     '#required' => TRUE,
   );