diff --git a/src/modules/module-detect.c b/src/modules/module-detect.c
index 70bdacae8..a9a2de048 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-detect.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-detect.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int detect_oss(pa_core *c, int just_one) {
     }
 
     while (!feof(f)) {
-        char line[64], args[64];
+        char line[256], args[64];
         unsigned device;
 
         if (!fgets(line, sizeof(line), f))