diff --git a/include/splat-ctl.h b/include/splat-ctl.h
index 7f2c6d94d9..d5ce6ab9ae 100644
--- a/include/splat-ctl.h
+++ b/include/splat-ctl.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define SPLAT_NAME			"splatctl"
 #define SPLAT_DEV			"/dev/splatctl"
 
-#define SPLAT_NAME_SIZE			12
+#define SPLAT_NAME_SIZE			16
 #define SPLAT_DESC_SIZE			60
 
 typedef struct splat_user {