diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index c42eb88ea9..b29939fb6c 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AST_MAX_EXTENSION	80	/*!< Max length of an extension */
 #define AST_MAX_CONTEXT		80	/*!< Max length of a context */
 #define AST_CHANNEL_NAME	80	/*!< Max length of an ast_channel name */
-#define MAX_LANGUAGE		20	/*!< Max length of the language setting */
+#define MAX_LANGUAGE		40	/*!< Max length of the language setting */
 #define MAX_MUSICCLASS		80	/*!< Max length of the music class setting */
 
 #include "asterisk/frame.h"