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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index 5b87f1e29b..cb49a15c4d 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ VARIABLE and return it, or #f if none was found."
   "Display MESSAGE, a l10n message possibly containing Texinfo markup, to
 PORT."
   (format port (G_ "hint: ~a~%")
-          (fill-paragraph (texi->plain-text message)
-                          (terminal-columns) 8)))
+          ;; XXX: We should arrange so that the initial indent is wider.
+          (parameterize ((%text-width (max 15
+                                           (- (terminal-columns) 5))))
+            (texi->plain-text message))))
 
 (define* (report-load-error file args #:optional frame)
   "Report the failure to load FILE, a user-provided Scheme file.