diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
index 86674292b213..9fdae83e59e0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 
-#define MAX_MSG_LEN		128
+#define MAX_MSG_LEN		240
 #define IPMB_REQUEST_LEN_MIN	7
 #define NETFN_RSP_BIT_MASK	0x4
 #define REQUEST_QUEUE_MAX_LEN	256