diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
index 111fa88a3be44..9a439569ffcf3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/alias_GUID.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void mlx4_ib_destroy_alias_guid_service(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev)
 
 int mlx4_ib_init_alias_guid_service(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev)
 {
-	char alias_wq_name[15];
+	char alias_wq_name[22];
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i, j;
 	union ib_gid gid;