diff --git a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi.h b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi.h
index 02a6095..f48a5da 100644
--- a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi.h
+++ b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <ipmitool/helper.h>
 
-#define BUF_SIZE 256
+#define BUF_SIZE 1024
 
 /* From table 13.16 of the IPMI v2 specification */
 #define IPMI_PAYLOAD_TYPE_IPMI               0x00