diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
index 658ce3a8717f..0cf25101b3c3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(tjmax, "TjMax value in degrees Celsius");
 
 #define BASE_SYSFS_ATTR_NO	2	/* Sysfs Base attr no for coretemp */
 #define NUM_REAL_CORES		32	/* Number of Real cores per cpu */
-#define CORETEMP_NAME_LENGTH	17	/* String Length of attrs */
+#define CORETEMP_NAME_LENGTH	19	/* String Length of attrs */
 #define MAX_CORE_ATTRS		4	/* Maximum no of basic attrs */
 #define TOTAL_ATTRS		(MAX_CORE_ATTRS + 1)
 #define MAX_CORE_DATA		(NUM_REAL_CORES + BASE_SYSFS_ATTR_NO)