diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/window-main-summarybar.c b/src/gnome-utils/window-main-summarybar.c
index e28d967..d92c185 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/window-main-summarybar.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/window-main-summarybar.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ gnc_main_window_summary_refresh (GNCMainSummary * summary)
 
   {
     GtkTreeIter iter;
-    char asset_amount_string[256], profit_amount_string[256];
     struct lconv *lc;
 
     lc = gnc_localeconv();
@@ -411,12 +410,12 @@ gnc_main_window_summary_refresh (GNCMainSummary * summary)
         mnemonic = "";
 
       *asset_string= '\0';
-      xaccSPrintAmount(asset_amount_string,
+      xaccSPrintAmount(asset_string,
                        currency_accum->assets,
                        gnc_commodity_print_info(currency_accum->currency, TRUE));
 
       *profit_string= '\0';
-      xaccSPrintAmount(profit_amount_string,
+      xaccSPrintAmount(profit_string,
                        currency_accum->profits,
                        gnc_commodity_print_info(currency_accum->currency, TRUE));
 
@@ -425,9 +424,9 @@ gnc_main_window_summary_refresh (GNCMainSummary * summary)
       gtk_list_store_set(summary->datamodel, &iter,
                          COLUMN_MNEMONIC_TYPE, total_mode_label,
                          COLUMN_ASSETS,        _("Assets:"),
-                         COLUMN_ASSETS_VALUE,  asset_amount_string,
+                         COLUMN_ASSETS_VALUE,  asset_string,
                          COLUMN_PROFITS,       _("Profits:"),
-                         COLUMN_PROFITS_VALUE, profit_amount_string,
+                         COLUMN_PROFITS_VALUE, profit_string,
                          -1);
       g_free(total_mode_label);
     }