diff --git a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
index c0f508838d3..7db7818f7eb 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tftp/main.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "tftp-options.h"
 #include "tftp.h"
 
-#define	MAXLINE		200
+#define	MAXLINE		(2 * MAXPATHLEN)
 #define	TIMEOUT		5		/* secs between rexmt's */
 
 typedef struct	sockaddr_storage peeraddr;