diff --git a/hyperlinks.c b/hyperlinks.c
index 4850b4b8d..1ea55f3b1 100644
--- a/hyperlinks.c
+++ b/hyperlinks.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  */
 
 #define MAX_HYPERLINKS 5000
+#define MAX_HYPERLINK_URI 1024
 
 static long long hyperlinks_next_external_id = 1;
 static u_int global_hyperlinks_count;
@@ -145,9 +146,13 @@ hyperlinks_put(struct hyperlinks *hl, const char *uri_in,
 		internal_id_in = "";
 
 	utf8_stravis(&uri, uri_in, VIS_OCTAL|VIS_CSTYLE);
-	utf8_stravis(&internal_id, internal_id_in, VIS_OCTAL|VIS_CSTYLE);
+	if (strlen(uri) > MAX_HYPERLINK_URI) {
+		free(uri);
+		return (0);
+	}
 
-	if (*internal_id_in != '\0') {
+	utf8_stravis(&internal_id, internal_id_in, VIS_OCTAL|VIS_CSTYLE);
+	if (*internal_id != '\0') {
 		find.uri = uri;
 		find.internal_id = internal_id;