diff --git a/include/mariadb_com.h b/include/mariadb_com.h
index 70fb28aa..a7a39ce9 100644
--- a/include/mariadb_com.h
+++ b/include/mariadb_com.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define NAME_CHAR_LEN   64
 #define NAME_LEN	256		/* Field/table name length */
-#define HOSTNAME_LENGTH 60
+#define HOSTNAME_LENGTH 255
 #define SYSTEM_MB_MAX_CHAR_LENGTH 4
 #define USERNAME_CHAR_LENGTH 128
 #define USERNAME_LENGTH (USERNAME_CHAR_LENGTH * SYSTEM_MB_MAX_CHAR_LENGTH)