diff --git a/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c b/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
index e503a289a1c7..bd9ad2c57103 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
+++ b/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fsfind(const char *name, ufs_ino_t * ino)
 static ufs_ino_t
 lookup(const char *path)
 {
-	static char name[MAXNAMLEN + 1];
+	static char name[UFS_MAXNAMLEN + 1];
 	const char *s;
 	ufs_ino_t ino;
 	ssize_t n;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ lookup(const char *path)
 		if (!*path)
 			break;
 		for (s = path; *s && *s != '/'; s++);
-		if ((n = s - path) > MAXNAMLEN)
+		if ((n = s - path) > UFS_MAXNAMLEN)
 			return 0;
 		ls = *path == '?' && n == 1 && !*s;
 		memcpy(name, path, n);