diff --git a/tools/mkdeps.c b/tools/mkdeps.c
index b3394cef030..90ee827b0ab 100644
--- a/tools/mkdeps.c
+++ b/tools/mkdeps.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define MAX_BUFFER  (8192)
+#define MAX_BUFFER  (10240)
 #define MAX_EXPAND  (2048)
 #define MAX_SHQUOTE (4096)