diff --git a/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp b/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
index 6ee97d7490..cf92c9c472 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/HLE.cpp
@@ -794,10 +794,11 @@ size_t hleFormatLogArgs(char *message, size_t sz, const char *argmask) {
 		case 's':
 			if (Memory::IsValidAddress(regval)) {
 				const char *s = Memory::GetCharPointer(regval);
-				if (strnlen(s, 64) >= 64) {
-					APPEND_FMT("%.64s...", Memory::GetCharPointer(regval));
+				const int safeLen = Memory::ValidSize(regval, 128);
+				if (strnlen(s, safeLen) >= safeLen) {
+					APPEND_FMT("%.*s...", safeLen, Memory::GetCharPointer(regval));
 				} else {
-					APPEND_FMT("%s", Memory::GetCharPointer(regval));
+					APPEND_FMT("%.*s", safeLen, Memory::GetCharPointer(regval));
 				}
 			} else {
 				APPEND_FMT("(invalid)");