diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index f3deef05041f2c5da918f30c9b14e70ebc1cdd1c..6a59a115c4d3606609394d1ca4ccdb47eb2b0309 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ qlcnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw;
 	int err, pci_using_dac = -1;
 	u32 capab2;
-	char board_name[QLCNIC_MAX_BOARD_NAME_LEN];
+	char board_name[QLCNIC_MAX_BOARD_NAME_LEN + 19]; /* MAC + ": " + name */
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (err)