diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 86fa49ac0e..c5dedfecf7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-12-19  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
+
+	* src/register/register-core/register-common.h: Large accounts are
+	overflowing the data types used in the register code and are
+	causing crashes. #92072, #98802
+
 2002-12-16  Christian Stimming  <stimming@tuhh.de>
 
 	* src/import-export/hbci/glade/hbci.glade: Set max size of
diff --git a/src/register/register-core/register-common.h b/src/register/register-core/register-common.h
index 69e7773696..713a9aba2d 100644
--- a/src/register/register-core/register-common.h
+++ b/src/register/register-core/register-common.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ BasicCell * gnc_register_make_cell (const char *cell_type_name);
  */
 typedef struct _VirtualCellLocation VirtualCellLocation;
 struct _VirtualCellLocation {
-  short virt_row;
-  short virt_col;
+  int virt_row;
+  int virt_col;
 };
 
 
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ gboolean virt_cell_loc_equal (VirtualCellLocation vcl1,
 typedef struct _VirtualLocation VirtualLocation;
 struct _VirtualLocation {
   VirtualCellLocation vcell_loc;
-  short phys_row_offset;
-  short phys_col_offset;
+  int phys_row_offset;
+  int phys_col_offset;
 };