diff --git a/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/panlint.py b/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/panlint.py
index 7407e6e5..0e2dc7ff 100755
--- a/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/panlint.py
+++ b/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/panlint.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def diagnose(self):
     "Use dicts instead of nlists": re.compile(r'\b(?P<error>(?:is_)?nlist)\s*\('),
     "Include statements no longer need curly braces": re.compile(r'''include\s+(?P<error>{[^;]+})'''),
     "Line is longer than %s characters" % LINE_LENGTH_LIMIT:
-    re.compile(r'''^.{0,%s}(?P<error>.*?)$''' % LINE_LENGTH_LIMIT),
+    re.compile(r'''^(?!bind ).{0,%s}(?P<error>.*?)$''' % LINE_LENGTH_LIMIT),
     "Commas should be followed by exactly one space": re.compile(r'(?P<error>,(?:\S|\s{2,}))'),
     "Whitespace before semicolon": re.compile(r'(?P<error>\s+;)'),
     "Semicolons should be followed exactly one space or end-of-line": re.compile(r';(?P<error>(?:\S|\s{2,}))'),
diff --git a/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/tests.py b/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/tests.py
index 68d14f14..5a66c9d3 100755
--- a/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/tests.py
+++ b/panc/src/main/scripts/panlint/tests.py
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ def test_check_line_patterns(self):
             ('error("is_asndate: invalid format for time");', []),
             ('debug(format("%s: bar: %s", OBJECT, ARGV[0]));', ['Redundant use of format within error or debug call']),
             ('debug("Foo" + bar + " has an unexpected format (should be a dict)");', []),
+            ('"/software/components/metaconfig/services/{/etc/example_service_with_long_name/conf.d/dropin_config.cfg}/contents/foo" = "bar";', ['Line is longer than 120 characters']),
+            ('bind "/software/components/metaconfig/services/{/etc/example_service_with_long_name/conf.d/dropin_config.cfg}/contents" = type_example_service;', []),
         ]
 
         for text, messages in lines: