diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index c2ebdc788f4c..3b405c726ec5 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	err = 0;
 
 	for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next) {
-		char fname[strlen(mod->name) + 10];
+		char fname[PATH_MAX];
 
 		if (mod->skip)
 			continue;