diff --git a/src/project_build.cpp b/src/project_build.cpp
index bc362c8..2ac28bd 100644
--- a/src/project_build.cpp
+++ b/src/project_build.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ boost::filesystem::path Project::CMakeBuild::get_executable(const boost::filesys
   return executable;
 }
 
+const auto max_path_length_linux = 4095;
+
 bool Project::CMakeBuild::is_valid(const boost::filesystem::path &build_path) const {
   if(project_path.empty() || build_path.empty())
     return true;
@@ -157,6 +159,9 @@ bool Project::CMakeBuild::is_valid(const boost::filesystem::path &build_path) co
   bool correct_source_dir = false;
   bool correct_cmake_command = false;
   while(std::getline(input, line)) {
+    if(line.size() >= max_path_length_linux) {
+      continue;
+    }
     const static std::regex source_dir_regex("^.*_SOURCE_DIR:STATIC=(.*)\r?$", std::regex::optimize);
     const static std::regex cmake_command_regex("^CMAKE_COMMAND:INTERNAL=(.*)\r?$", std::regex::optimize);
     std::smatch sm;