diff --git a/usr.sbin/dconschat/dconschat.c b/usr.sbin/dconschat/dconschat.c
index 40653a1978b3..c3a89dba0cb3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/dconschat/dconschat.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/dconschat/dconschat.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* init firewire */
 	switch (dc->type) {
 	case TYPE_FW:
-#define MAXDEV 4
+#define MAXDEV 10
 		for (i = 0; i < MAXDEV; i ++) {
 			snprintf(devname, sizeof(devname),
 			    "/dev/fwmem%d.%d", unit, i);