diff --git a/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs.h b/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs.h
index 34f8166c353c..7137e9a5553d 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs.h
+++ b/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: nilfs.h,v 1.1 2009/07/18 16:31:42 reinoud Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: nilfs.h,v 1.2 2011/09/27 01:34:41 christos Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Reinoud Zandijk
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ struct nilfs_node;
 struct nilfs_mount;
 
 
+#define NILFS_MAXNAMLEN	255
+
 /* structure and derivatives */
 struct nilfs_mdt {
 	uint32_t  entries_per_block;
diff --git a/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs_vnops.c
index 0934a3401fec..2696ffb38621 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nilfs/nilfs_vnops.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: nilfs_vnops.c,v 1.13 2011/06/19 02:42:53 rmind Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: nilfs_vnops.c,v 1.14 2011/09/27 01:34:41 christos Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Reinoud Zandijk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: nilfs_vnops.c,v 1.13 2011/06/19 02:42:53 rmind Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: nilfs_vnops.c,v 1.14 2011/09/27 01:34:41 christos Exp $");
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ nilfs_pathconf(void *v)
 		*ap->a_retval = (1<<16)-1;	/* 16 bits */
 		return 0;
 	case _PC_NAME_MAX:
-		*ap->a_retval = NAME_MAX;
+		*ap->a_retval = NILFS_MAXNAMLEN;
 		return 0;
 	case _PC_PATH_MAX:
 		*ap->a_retval = PATH_MAX;