diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
index 007f82d71020ebdcb216295699f74de7abbb41bd..d57f52bd2ff3cd7a20b293b3993874a4826cffb2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static ssize_t dfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	struct dentry *dent = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct ubi_device *ubi;
 	struct ubi_debug_info *d;
-	char buf[8];
+	char buf[16];
 	int val;
 
 	ubi = ubi_get_device(ubi_num);
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static ssize_t dfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	struct ubi_device *ubi;
 	struct ubi_debug_info *d;
 	size_t buf_size;
-	char buf[8] = {0};
+	char buf[16] = {0};
 	int val;
 
 	ubi = ubi_get_device(ubi_num);