diff --git a/src/hci.h b/src/hci.h
index c45adb5f9..319eb5cca 100644
--- a/src/hci.h
+++ b/src/hci.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ extern "C" {
      
 // packet buffer sizes
 // HCI_ACL_PAYLOAD_SIZE is configurable and defined in config.h
-#define HCI_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE      (HCI_EVENT_HEADER_SIZE + HCI_EVENT_PAYLOAD_SIZE)
+// addition byte in even to terminate remote name request with '\0'
+#define HCI_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE      (HCI_EVENT_HEADER_SIZE + HCI_EVENT_PAYLOAD_SIZE + 1)
 #define HCI_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE        (HCI_CMD_HEADER_SIZE   + HCI_CMD_PAYLOAD_SIZE)
 #define HCI_ACL_BUFFER_SIZE        (HCI_ACL_HEADER_SIZE   + HCI_ACL_PAYLOAD_SIZE)