diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
index 91b5ecc57538..4e6f305c9e50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "nouveau_acpi.h"
 
 static struct ida bl_ida;
-#define BL_NAME_SIZE 15 // 12 for name + 2 for digits + 1 for '\0'
+#define BL_NAME_SIZE 24 // 12 for name + 11 for digits + 1 for '\0'
 
 static bool
 nouveau_get_backlight_name(char backlight_name[BL_NAME_SIZE],