diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/preference_child_holo.xml b/core/res/res/layout/preference_child_holo.xml
index 41678628be168..3c6a12edc3916 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/preference_child_holo.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/preference_child_holo.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/title"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-            android:maxLines="10" />
+            android:maxLines="4" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/preference_holo.xml b/core/res/res/layout/preference_holo.xml
index e57421995bd88..48f483df9e726 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/preference_holo.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/preference_holo.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/title"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-            android:maxLines="10" />
+            android:maxLines="4" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/preference_information_holo.xml b/core/res/res/layout/preference_information_holo.xml
index 5e03cfb7c2145..e29ed03913c45 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/preference_information_holo.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/preference_information_holo.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
             android:layout_alignLeft="@android:id/title"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-            android:maxLines="10" />
+            android:maxLines="2" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>