diff --git a/lib/progress.c b/lib/progress.c
index bfa9a5aa0b..9cbd2674f9 100644
--- a/lib/progress.c
+++ b/lib/progress.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ UNITTEST void time2str(char *r, size_t rsize, curl_off_t seconds)
     return;
   }
   h = seconds / 3600;
-  if(h <= 23) {
+  if(h <= 99) {
     curl_off_t m = (seconds - (h * 3600)) / 60;
     if(h <= 9) {
       curl_off_t s = (seconds - (h * 3600)) - (m * 60);
diff --git a/tests/data/test1636 b/tests/data/test1636
index bcbe7ad7b3..eeec5a6510 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1636
+++ b/tests/data/test1636
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ time2str
                16383 - 4:33:03
                32767 - 9:06:07
                65535 - 18h 12m
-              131071 -  1d 12h
-              262143 -  3d 00h
+              131071 - 36h 24m
+              262143 - 72h 49m
               524287 -  6d 01h
              1048575 - 12d 03h
              2097151 - 24d 06h