diff --git a/samples/bpf/task_fd_query_user.c b/samples/bpf/task_fd_query_user.c
index 8381d792f138..06957f0fbe83 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/task_fd_query_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/task_fd_query_user.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int test_debug_fs_uprobe(char *binary_path, long offset, bool is_return)
 {
 	const char *event_type = "uprobe";
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {};
-	char buf[256], event_alias[256];
+	char buf[256], event_alias[sizeof("test_1234567890")];
 	__u64 probe_offset, probe_addr;
 	__u32 len, prog_id, fd_type;
 	int err, res, kfd, efd;