diff --git a/include/ldif.h b/include/ldif.h
index 926bb0208e..4ae6468eb8 100644
--- a/include/ldif.h
+++ b/include/ldif.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LDAP_BEGIN_DECL
 /* This is NOT a bogus extern declaration (unlike ldap_debug) */
 LDAP_LDIF_V (int) ldif_debug;
 
-#define LDIF_LINE_WIDTH      76      /* default maximum length of LDIF lines */
+#define LDIF_LINE_WIDTH      78      /* default maximum length of LDIF lines */
 #define LDIF_LINE_WIDTH_MAX  ((ber_len_t)-1) /* maximum length of LDIF lines */
 #define LDIF_LINE_WIDTH_WRAP(wrap) ((wrap) == 0 ? LDIF_LINE_WIDTH : (wrap))
 
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ LDAP_LDIF_V (int) ldif_debug;
  * first newline + base64 value + continued lines.  Each continued line
  * needs room for a newline and a leading space character.
  */
-#define LDIF_SIZE_NEEDED(nlen,vlen) \
-    ((nlen) + 4 + LDIF_BASE64_LEN(vlen) \
-    + ((LDIF_BASE64_LEN(vlen) + (nlen) + 3) / (LDIF_LINE_WIDTH-1) * 2 ))
+#define LDIF_SIZE_NEEDED(nlen,vlen) LDIF_SIZE_NEEDED_WRAP(nlen, vlen, 0)
 
 #define LDIF_SIZE_NEEDED_WRAP(nlen,vlen,wrap) \
     ((nlen) + 4 + LDIF_BASE64_LEN(vlen) \
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/ldif.c b/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
index 7b10b78bcb..8e84a898d8 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
@@ -432,9 +432,6 @@ ldif_must_b64_encode( LDAP_CONST char *s )
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* compatibility with U-Mich off by two bug */
-#define LDIF_KLUDGE 2
-
 /* NOTE: only preserved for binary compatibility */
 void
 ldif_sput(
@@ -444,7 +441,7 @@ ldif_sput(
 	LDAP_CONST char *val,
 	ber_len_t vlen )
 {
-	ldif_sput_wrap( out, type, name, val, vlen, LDIF_LINE_WIDTH+LDIF_KLUDGE );
+	ldif_sput_wrap( out, type, name, val, vlen, 0 );
 }
 
 void
@@ -468,7 +465,7 @@ ldif_sput_wrap(
 	ber_len_t i;
 
 	if ( !wrap )
-		wrap = LDIF_LINE_WIDTH+LDIF_KLUDGE;
+		wrap = LDIF_LINE_WIDTH;
 
 	/* prefix */
 	switch( type ) {
@@ -664,7 +661,7 @@ ldif_put(
 	LDAP_CONST char *val,
 	ber_len_t vlen )
 {
-	return ldif_put_wrap( type, name, val, vlen, LDIF_LINE_WIDTH );
+	return ldif_put_wrap( type, name, val, vlen, 0 );
 }
 
 char *