diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 1f08c882e0b..89fb76a55f3 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
                (mode . bug-reference-prog)))
  (log-edit-mode . ((log-edit-font-lock-gnu-style . t)
                    (log-edit-setup-add-author . t)
-		   (vc-git-log-edit-summary-target-len . 50)))
+		   (vc-git-log-edit-summary-target-len . 50)
+                   (fill-column . 64)))
  (change-log-mode . ((add-log-time-zone-rule . t)
 		     (fill-column . 74)
 		     (mode . bug-reference)))