diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index 10830605c734ffe1980e11074c3aeacb0d60ee2d..f078f8a3aec88f464d7524bd939341fc60b64e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "rc-core-priv.h"
 #include <uapi/linux/lirc.h>
 
-#define LIRCBUF_SIZE	256
+#define LIRCBUF_SIZE	1024
 
 static dev_t lirc_base_dev;