diff --git a/include/bal/platform.h b/include/bal/platform.h
index 15da976..080fe42 100644
--- a/include/bal/platform.h
+++ b/include/bal/platform.h
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ typedef unsigned bal_threadret;
 # include <inttypes.h>
 # include <assert.h>
 
-# define BAL_MAXERROR 256
+# define BAL_MAXERROR    256
+# define BAL_MAXERRORFMT 384
 # define BAL_UNKNOWN "<unknown>"
 
 # define BAL_AS_IPV6 "IPv6"
diff --git a/include/bal/types.h b/include/bal/types.h
index c1be907..fa1b7e8 100644
--- a/include/bal/types.h
+++ b/include/bal/types.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef struct {
 /** The public error type. */
 typedef struct {
     int code;
-    char message[BAL_MAXERROR];
+    char message[BAL_MAXERRORFMT];
 } bal_error;
 
 /** The internal error type. */
diff --git a/src/balerrors.c b/src/balerrors.c
index ae3c622..8b7afaa 100644
--- a/src/balerrors.c
+++ b/src/balerrors.c
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ int _bal_get_error(bal_error* err, bool extended)
                 }
 
                 if (extended) {
-                    _bal_snprintf_trunc(err->message, BAL_MAXERROR, BAL_ERRFMTEXT,
+                    _bal_snprintf_trunc(err->message, BAL_MAXERRORFMT, BAL_ERRFMTEXT,
                         _bal_tei.loc.func, _bal_tei.loc.file, _bal_tei.loc.line,
                         _bal_okptrnf(heap_msg) ? heap_msg : bal_errors[n].msg);
                 } else {
-                    _bal_snprintf_trunc(err->message, BAL_MAXERROR, BAL_ERRFMT,
+                    _bal_snprintf_trunc(err->message, BAL_MAXERRORFMT, BAL_ERRFMT,
                         _bal_okptrnf(heap_msg) ? heap_msg : bal_errors[n].msg);
                 }