diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.module b/core/modules/file/file.module
index c945d2b6b5..7c4b5425ca 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.module
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.module
@@ -1479,12 +1479,12 @@ function template_preprocess_file_link(&$variables) {
  *   The shortened filename, or the original filename if it's less than $limit
  *   characters long.
  */
-function file_shorten_filename($filename, $limit = 10) {
+function file_shorten_filename($filename, $limit = 17) {
   $ext = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
 
   $name = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
   if (strlen($name) > $limit) {
-    return substr($name, 0, $limit) . '...' . substr($name, -4) . '.' . $ext;
+    return substr($name, 0, ($limit - 7)) . '...' . substr($name, -4) . '.' . $ext;
   }
   else {
     return $filename;