diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.h
index 3100b9587..74d465f9b 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct props {
 	bool disable_longname;
 };
 
-#define MAX_EVENT_SIZE 256
+#define MAX_EVENT_SIZE 1024
 #define MAX_PORTS 256
 #define MAX_BUFFERS 32