diff --git a/mdig/mdig.c b/mdig/mdig.c
index 6521f5fc..4b9bfc7f 100644
--- a/mdig/mdig.c
+++ b/mdig/mdig.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ bool dns_parse_print(const uint8_t *a, size_t len)
 }
 int dns_parse_query()
 {
-	uint8_t a[1500];
+	uint8_t a[8192];
 	size_t l;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	_setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_BINARY);