diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index 8b9422ec6..75fa65421 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int list_item(const char *name)
 	struct stat info;
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
-	char fullname[MAXNAMLEN + 1], *fnend;
+	char fullname[BUFSIZ + 1], *fnend;
 
 	if (lstat(name, &info))
 		goto listerr;
diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index 8b9422ec6..75fa65421 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int list_item(const char *name)
 	struct stat info;
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
-	char fullname[MAXNAMLEN + 1], *fnend;
+	char fullname[BUFSIZ + 1], *fnend;
 
 	if (lstat(name, &info))
 		goto listerr;