diff --git a/tools/tools/git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg b/tools/tools/git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
index ac3844accec..e8e0e2887c3 100755
--- a/tools/tools/git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/tools/tools/git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ outfile=$(mktemp /tmp/freebsd-git-commit.XXXXXXXX)
 
 cat >$outfile <<EOF
 $(awk '1;/^#$/{exit}' $1)
-#                                                         72 columns --|
+#                                   50 columns --|        72 columns --|
 #
 # Uncomment and complete these metadata fields, as appropriate:
 #