diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c b/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
index 360f874..021155f 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/chrono.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 int TwentyFourHour = 1;
 int uptime_fd = 0;
 
-static char kver[SYS_NMLN];
-static char sysname[SYS_NMLN];
+static char *kver;
+static char *sysname;
 
 static double get_uptime (double *up, double *idle);