diff --git a/src/locale.cpp b/src/locale.cpp
index a6cb0e97d..11f864a2f 100644
--- a/src/locale.cpp
+++ b/src/locale.cpp
@@ -4659,7 +4659,7 @@ static
 string*
 init_am_pm()
 {
-    static string am_pm[24];
+    static string am_pm[2];
     am_pm[0]  = "AM";
     am_pm[1]  = "PM";
     return am_pm;
@@ -4669,7 +4669,7 @@ static
 wstring*
 init_wam_pm()
 {
-    static wstring am_pm[24];
+    static wstring am_pm[2];
     am_pm[0]  = L"AM";
     am_pm[1]  = L"PM";
     return am_pm;