diff --git a/modules/watchdog.module b/modules/watchdog.module
index 3c66a75646244c7c9e6909f050fea63c8618f0e8..32ffb4f69776c4ad8bd6ec634ec23683a3a39d5b 100644
--- a/modules/watchdog.module
+++ b/modules/watchdog.module
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function watchdog_overview() {
         $icons[$watchdog->severity],
         t($watchdog->type),
         format_date($watchdog->timestamp, 'small'),
-        l(truncate_utf8($watchdog->message, 64), 'admin/logs/event/'. $watchdog->wid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE),
+        l(truncate_utf8($watchdog->message, 56, TRUE, TRUE), 'admin/logs/event/'. $watchdog->wid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE),
         theme('username', $watchdog),
         $watchdog->link,
       ),
diff --git a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
index 3c66a75646244c7c9e6909f050fea63c8618f0e8..32ffb4f69776c4ad8bd6ec634ec23683a3a39d5b 100644
--- a/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
+++ b/modules/watchdog/watchdog.module
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function watchdog_overview() {
         $icons[$watchdog->severity],
         t($watchdog->type),
         format_date($watchdog->timestamp, 'small'),
-        l(truncate_utf8($watchdog->message, 64), 'admin/logs/event/'. $watchdog->wid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE),
+        l(truncate_utf8($watchdog->message, 56, TRUE, TRUE), 'admin/logs/event/'. $watchdog->wid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE),
         theme('username', $watchdog),
         $watchdog->link,
       ),