diff --git a/lib/frrscript.c b/lib/frrscript.c
index a3de474a4e..a43f389f99 100644
--- a/lib/frrscript.c
+++ b/lib/frrscript.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ struct frrscript *frrscript_load(const char *name,
 	fs->L = luaL_newstate();
 	frrlua_export_logging(fs->L);
 
-	char fname[MAXPATHLEN];
+	char fname[MAXPATHLEN * 2];
 	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s.lua", scriptdir, fs->name);
 
 	int ret = luaL_loadfile(fs->L, fname);