diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 24f5fc00c..820d09f92 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 static void report(const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)
 {
-	char msg[256];
+	char msg[1024];
 	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), err, params);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s%s\n", prefix, msg);
 }