diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 1ab0d624fb36..9744ae93a6f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 
 #define UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN		256
-#define UEVENT_NUM_ENVP			32	/* number of env pointers */
-#define UEVENT_BUFFER_SIZE		2048	/* buffer for the variables */
+#define UEVENT_NUM_ENVP			64	/* number of env pointers */
+#define UEVENT_BUFFER_SIZE		4096	/* buffer for the variables */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
 /* path to the userspace helper executed on an event */