diff --git a/connectivity/source/inc/odbc/OBoundParam.hxx b/connectivity/source/inc/odbc/OBoundParam.hxx
index 2310a2e9352b..99a4901069ef 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/inc/odbc/OBoundParam.hxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/inc/odbc/OBoundParam.hxx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                 // to a Java sal_Int32.  The jdbcodbc 'C' bridge provides an
                 // interface to do this.
 
-                paramLength = new sal_Int8[4];
+                paramLength = new sal_Int8[sizeof(SQLLEN)];
             }
 
             //--------------------------------------------------------------------