diff --git a/libtransmission/platform.h b/libtransmission/platform.h
index badef8175..52c782021 100644
--- a/libtransmission/platform.h
+++ b/libtransmission/platform.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  #include <windows.h>
  #define MAX_PATH_LENGTH  MAX_PATH
 #else
- #define MAX_PATH_LENGTH  2048
+ #define MAX_PATH_LENGTH  4096
 #endif
 
 /**