diff --git a/src/defs.h b/src/defs.h
index 5fff46d..a9908b6 100644
--- a/src/defs.h
+++ b/src/defs.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #define MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH		512
 #define MAX_LINE_LENGTH 			1024
 #define MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH			1024
+#define MAX_PATH_LENGTH				4096
 
 #define NUM_TEXTURE_BUCKETS		32
 
diff --git a/src/system/io.c b/src/system/io.c
index d1fb4cb..c3eee57 100644
--- a/src/system/io.c
+++ b/src/system/io.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ int writeFile(char *filename, char *data)
 
 char *getSaveFilePath(char *filename)
 {
-	static char path[MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH];
-	memset(path, '\0', MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH);
+	static char path[MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
+	memset(path, '\0', MAX_PATH_LENGTH);
 
 	sprintf(path, "%s/%s", app.saveDir, filename);