diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_utils.h b/tools/iio/iio_utils.h
index 780f2014f8fa..8b379da26e35 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_utils.h
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_utils.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 /* Made up value to limit allocation sizes */
-#define IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH 30
+#define IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH 64
 
 #define FORMAT_SCAN_ELEMENTS_DIR "%s/scan_elements"
 #define FORMAT_TYPE_FILE "%s_type"