diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index f862f1b7f996..d6f5f5b3f75f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "rc-core-priv.h"
 #include <uapi/linux/lirc.h>
 
-#define LIRCBUF_SIZE	256
+#define LIRCBUF_SIZE	1024
 
 static dev_t lirc_base_dev;