diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 21c98dfd0803947618b8749487b7550340b96a41..586d2e037f35e5983a07764eb8c5c033a2e53887 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ function node_assign_owner_action_form($context) {
       '#default_value' => $owner_name,
       '#autocomplete_path' => 'user/autocomplete',
       '#size' => '6',
-      '#maxlength' => '7',
+      '#maxlength' => '60',
       '#description' => $description,
     );
   }