diff --git a/src/topology/data.c b/src/topology/data.c
index b63e98cd..5742b357 100644
--- a/src/topology/data.c
+++ b/src/topology/data.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int tplg_parse_data_file(snd_config_t *cfg, struct tplg_elem *elem)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_private *priv = NULL;
 	const char *value = NULL;
-	char filename[MAX_FILE];
+	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	char *env = getenv(ALSA_CONFIG_TPLG_VAR);
 	FILE *fp;
 	size_t size, bytes_read;
diff --git a/src/topology/tplg_local.h b/src/topology/tplg_local.h
index e061db75..5ace0d19 100644
--- a/src/topology/tplg_local.h
+++ b/src/topology/tplg_local.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #define tplg_dbg(fmt, arg...) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define MAX_FILE		256
 #define TPLG_MAX_PRIV_SIZE	(1024 * 128)
 
 /** The name of the environment variable containing the tplg directory */