diff --git a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
index 5aabcb6f0f15..fc44ab6657ca 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ void dlm_delete_debug_comms_file(void *ctx)
 
 void dlm_create_debug_file(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 {
-	char name[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN + 8];
+	/* Reserve enough space for the longest file name */
+	char name[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN + sizeof("_queued_asts")];
 
 	/* format 1 */