diff --git a/libburn/trunk/test/telltoc.c b/libburn/trunk/test/telltoc.c
index 34c76f77..00d7cd1d 100644
--- a/libburn/trunk/test/telltoc.c
+++ b/libburn/trunk/test/telltoc.c
@@ -800,6 +800,13 @@ int telltoc_setup(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int i;
 
+    for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+        if (strlen(argv[i]) >= 4096) {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                  "Argument at position %d is much too long. (Max 4095)\n", i);
+            return 2;
+        }
+    }
     for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--drive")) {
             ++i;