diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index a170b0075dcfb6b47664053f461b559490ca6e8e..3855b85243006bf13466524bbdec46ea6775916a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct send_queue {
 	struct scatterlist sg[MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2];
 
 	/* Name of the send queue: output.$index */
-	char name[40];
+	char name[16];
 
 	struct virtnet_sq_stats stats;
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct receive_queue {
 	unsigned int min_buf_len;
 
 	/* Name of this receive queue: input.$index */
-	char name[40];
+	char name[16];
 
 	struct xdp_rxq_info xdp_rxq;
 };