diff --git a/include/sys/utsname.h b/include/sys/utsname.h
index 3920299cd82..03c4a080101 100644
--- a/include/sys/utsname.h
+++ b/include/sys/utsname.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #define SYS_NAMELEN      21
-#define VERSION_NAMELEN  41
+#define VERSION_NAMELEN  51
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types