diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index f7a9dc1f6b851..68de2e95f6a37 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -11605,7 +11605,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     private static final RectF      sTempRect = new RectF();
 
     // XXX should be much larger
-    private static final int        VERY_WIDE = 16384;
+    private static final int        VERY_WIDE = 1024*1024;
 
     private static final int        BLINK = 500;