diff --git a/zebra/kernel_netlink.c b/zebra/kernel_netlink.c
index db4f19460a..6b587dab38 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_netlink.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int netlink_parse_info(int (*filter)(struct sockaddr_nl *, struct nlmsghdr *,
 	int read_in = 0;
 
 	while (1) {
-		char buf[NL_PKT_BUF_SIZE];
+		char buf[NL_RCV_PKT_BUF_SIZE];
 		struct iovec iov = {.iov_base = buf, .iov_len = sizeof buf};
 		struct sockaddr_nl snl;
 		struct msghdr msg = {.msg_name = (void *)&snl,
diff --git a/zebra/kernel_netlink.h b/zebra/kernel_netlink.h
index 8441eeac76..dc075b9aff 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_netlink.h
+++ b/zebra/kernel_netlink.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NETLINK
 
+#define NL_RCV_PKT_BUF_SIZE     32768
 #define NL_PKT_BUF_SIZE         8192
 
 extern void netlink_parse_rtattr(struct rtattr **tb, int max,