diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/sysfs.c
index ea1f3a081b05..6c3a23ee3bc7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/sysfs.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void del_sysfs_port_mcg_attr(struct mlx4_ib_dev *device, int port_num,
 static int add_port_entries(struct mlx4_ib_dev *device, int port_num)
 {
 	int i;
-	char buff[11];
+	char buff[12];
 	struct mlx4_ib_iov_port *port = NULL;
 	int ret = 0 ;
 	struct ib_port_attr attr;