diff --git a/apps/language.h b/apps/language.h
index 4d18319b23..d8f899b573 100644
--- a/apps/language.h
+++ b/apps/language.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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 /* size of the buffer used for loadable, translated strings */
-#define MAX_LANGUAGE_SIZE 25000
+#define MAX_LANGUAGE_SIZE 23500
 
 /* both these must match the two initial bytes in the binary lang file */
 #define LANGUAGE_COOKIE  0x1a