diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b5a9c9bc5..7e8839305 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
    - stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2006/01/01 10:08:48
      [misc.c]
      no trailing "\n" for debug()
+   - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2006/01/02 01:20:31
+     [sftp-client.c sftp-common.h sftp-server.c]
+     use a common max. packet length, no binary change
 
 20060101
  - (djm) [Makefile.in configure.ac includes.h misc.c]
@@ -3610,4 +3613,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.4068 2006/01/02 12:40:30 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.4069 2006/01/02 12:40:50 djm Exp $
diff --git a/sftp-client.c b/sftp-client.c
index afbd1e6f3..05bce3368 100644
--- a/sftp-client.c
+++ b/sftp-client.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /* XXX: copy between two remote sites */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sftp-client.c,v 1.57 2005/07/27 10:39:03 dtucker Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sftp-client.c,v 1.58 2006/01/02 01:20:31 djm Exp $");
 
 #include "openbsd-compat/sys-queue.h"
 
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ extern int showprogress;
 /* Minimum amount of data to read at at time */
 #define MIN_READ_SIZE	512
 
-/* Maximum packet size */
-#define MAX_MSG_LENGTH	(256 * 1024)
-
 struct sftp_conn {
 	int fd_in;
 	int fd_out;
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ send_msg(int fd, Buffer *m)
 {
 	u_char mlen[4];
 
-	if (buffer_len(m) > MAX_MSG_LENGTH)
+	if (buffer_len(m) > SFTP_MAX_MSG_LENGTH)
 		fatal("Outbound message too long %u", buffer_len(m));
 
 	/* Send length first */
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ get_msg(int fd, Buffer *m)
 	}
 
 	msg_len = buffer_get_int(m);
-	if (msg_len > MAX_MSG_LENGTH)
+	if (msg_len > SFTP_MAX_MSG_LENGTH)
 		fatal("Received message too long %u", msg_len);
 
 	buffer_append_space(m, msg_len);
diff --git a/sftp-common.h b/sftp-common.h
index b42ba9140..2b1995a2d 100644
--- a/sftp-common.h
+++ b/sftp-common.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: sftp-common.h,v 1.5 2003/11/10 16:23:41 jakob Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: sftp-common.h,v 1.6 2006/01/02 01:20:31 djm Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+/* Maximum packet that we are willing to send/accept */
+#define SFTP_MAX_MSG_LENGTH	(256 * 1024)
+
 typedef struct Attrib Attrib;
 
 /* File attributes */
diff --git a/sftp-server.c b/sftp-server.c
index 4fa07e2f5..7060c44ad 100644
--- a/sftp-server.c
+++ b/sftp-server.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sftp-server.c,v 1.49 2005/09/13 23:40:07 djm Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sftp-server.c,v 1.50 2006/01/02 01:20:31 djm Exp $");
 
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "bufaux.h"
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ process(void)
 		return;		/* Incomplete message. */
 	cp = buffer_ptr(&iqueue);
 	msg_len = GET_32BIT(cp);
-	if (msg_len > 256 * 1024) {
+	if (msg_len > SFTP_MAX_MSG_LENGTH) {
 		error("bad message ");
 		exit(11);
 	}