diff --git a/modules/compiler_vm/languages/bc.pm b/modules/compiler_vm/languages/bc.pm
index b09751cb..5f916d4e 100755
--- a/modules/compiler_vm/languages/bc.pm
+++ b/modules/compiler_vm/languages/bc.pm
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ sub initialize {
 
   $self->{sourcefile}      = 'prog.bc';
   $self->{execfile}        = 'prog.bc';
-  $self->{default_options} = '';
-  $self->{cmdline}         = 'bc -q $options $sourcefile';
+  $self->{default_options} = '-l';
+  $self->{cmdline}         = 'BC_LINE_LENGTH=9999 bc -q $options $sourcefile';
 }
 
 sub preprocess_code {