diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.c b/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.c
index cda28d8de9..ab3d222dba 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.c
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct ad_packet
    char nick[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
    char core[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
    char core_version[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
-   char content[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
+   char content[NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN];
    char content_crc[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
 };
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool netplay_lan_ad_server(netplay_t *netplay)
          strlcpy(ad_packet_buffer.content, !string_is_empty(
                   path_basename(path_get(RARCH_PATH_BASENAME))) 
                ? path_basename(path_get(RARCH_PATH_BASENAME)) : "N/A",
-               NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN);
+               NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN);
          strlcpy(ad_packet_buffer.nick, netplay->nick, NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN);
 
          if (info)
@@ -399,14 +399,14 @@ static bool netplay_lan_ad_client(void)
          strlcpy(host->core_version, ad_packet_buffer.core_version,
             NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN);
          strlcpy(host->content, ad_packet_buffer.content,
-            NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN);
+            NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN);
 
          host->content_crc                  = 
             atoi(ad_packet_buffer.content_crc);
          host->nick[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN-1] =
             host->core[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN-1] =
             host->core_version[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN-1] =
-            host->content[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN-1] = '\0';
+            host->content[NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN-1] = '\0';
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.h b/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.h
index dee1fafcac..6bc2b1eba7 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.h
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_discovery.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 
 #define NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN 32
+#define NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN 256
 
 enum rarch_netplay_discovery_ctl_state
 {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ struct netplay_host
    char nick[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
    char core[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
    char core_version[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
-   char content[NETPLAY_HOST_STR_LEN];
+   char content[NETPLAY_HOST_LONGSTR_LEN];
    int  content_crc;
 };