diff --git a/libexec/getty/main.c b/libexec/getty/main.c
index 17d7b7010cbb..ecd693444541 100644
--- a/libexec/getty/main.c
+++ b/libexec/getty/main.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct termios tmode, omode;
 int crmod, digit, lower, upper;
 
 char	hostname[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
-char	name[MAXLOGNAME+1];
+char	name[MAXLOGNAME*3];
 char	dev[] = _PATH_DEV;
 char	ttyn[32];