diff --git a/test/testime.c b/test/testime.c
index 96ebd39e52..e155d47992 100644
--- a/test/testime.c
+++ b/test/testime.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static SDL_FRect textRect, markedRect;
 static SDL_Color lineColor = { 0, 0, 0, 255 };
 static SDL_Color backColor = { 255, 255, 255, 255 };
 static SDL_Color textColor = { 0, 0, 0, 255 };
-static char text[MAX_TEXT_LENGTH], markedText[SDL_TEXTEDITINGEVENT_TEXT_SIZE];
+static char text[MAX_TEXT_LENGTH], markedText[MAX_TEXT_LENGTH];
 static int cursor = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_SDL_TTF
 static TTF_Font *font;
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 SDL_Log("text editing \"%s\", selected range (%" SDL_PRIs32 ", %" SDL_PRIs32 ")\n",
                         event.edit.text, event.edit.start, event.edit.length);
 
-                SDL_strlcpy(markedText, event.edit.text, SDL_TEXTEDITINGEVENT_TEXT_SIZE);
+                SDL_strlcpy(markedText, event.edit.text, sizeof(markedText));
                 cursor = event.edit.start;
                 Redraw();
                 break;