diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 290d6a03b..7924a4ab6 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void Context::getLimits (int& rows, int& lines)
     }
     else
     {
-      rows = std::stoi (limit);
+      rows = (int) strtol (limit.c_str (), NULL, 10);
       lines = 0;
     }
   }