diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/makedevs/makedevs/makedevs.c b/meta/recipes-devtools/makedevs/makedevs/makedevs.c
index 7471f3f5b3..cba7681414 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/makedevs/makedevs/makedevs.c
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/makedevs/makedevs/makedevs.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int interpret_table_entry(char *line)
 	unsigned long mode = 0755, uid = 0, gid = 0, major = 0, minor = 0;
 	unsigned long start = 0, increment = 1, count = 0;
 
-	if (0 > sscanf(line, "%40s %c %lo %40s %40s %lu %lu %lu %lu %lu", path,
+	if (0 > sscanf(line, "%4095s %c %lo %40s %40s %lu %lu %lu %lu %lu", path,
 		    &type, &mode, usr_buf, grp_buf, &major, &minor, &start,
 		    &increment, &count))
 	{