diff --git a/apps/apps.c b/apps/apps.c
index b99996e944..b82882aa0c 100644
--- a/apps/apps.c
+++ b/apps/apps.c
@@ -588,12 +588,12 @@ int password_callback(char *buf, int bufsiz, int verify,
 
 		if (ok >= 0)
 			ok = UI_add_input_string(ui,prompt,ui_flags,buf,
-				PW_MIN_LENGTH,BUFSIZ-1);
+				PW_MIN_LENGTH,bufsiz-1);
 		if (ok >= 0 && verify)
 			{
 			buff = (char *)OPENSSL_malloc(bufsiz);
 			ok = UI_add_verify_string(ui,prompt,ui_flags,buff,
-				PW_MIN_LENGTH,BUFSIZ-1, buf);
+				PW_MIN_LENGTH,bufsiz-1, buf);
 			}
 		if (ok >= 0)
 			do