diff --git a/minissdpd/testminissdpd.c b/minissdpd/testminissdpd.c
index 52ceb6e..5670783 100644
--- a/minissdpd/testminissdpd.c
+++ b/minissdpd/testminissdpd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ main(int argc, char * * argv)
 	char overflow[] = { 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
 	int s;
 	int i;
-	unsigned char buf[2048];
+	unsigned char buf[16*1024];
 	ssize_t n;
 	const char * sockpath = "/var/run/minissdpd.sock";
 
diff --git a/miniupnpc/minissdpc.c b/miniupnpc/minissdpc.c
index a540341..8b7421b 100644
--- a/miniupnpc/minissdpc.c
+++ b/miniupnpc/minissdpc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ getDevicesFromMiniSSDPD(const char * devtype, const char * socketpath)
 {
 	struct UPNPDev * tmp;
 	struct UPNPDev * devlist = NULL;
-	unsigned char buffer[2048];
+	unsigned char buffer[4*1024];	/* is that enough ? */
 	ssize_t n;
 	unsigned char * p;
 	unsigned char * url;