diff --git a/src/zm.h b/src/zm.h
index 56b16bed8..fbceccb33 100644
--- a/src/zm.h
+++ b/src/zm.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ protected:
 	int		alarm_frames;
 	unsigned int	tot_score;
 	unsigned int	max_score;
-	char	path[256];
+	char	path[PATH_MAX];
 
 public:
 	Event( Monitor *p_monitor, time_t p_start_time );