diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h
index 807371357160..59cbf16eaeb5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ typedef __be32	rpc_fraghdr;
 
 /*
  * Note that RFC 1833 does not put any size restrictions on the
- * netid string, but all currently defined netid's fit in 4 bytes.
+ * netid string, but all currently defined netid's fit in 5 bytes.
  */
-#define RPCBIND_MAXNETIDLEN	(4u)
+#define RPCBIND_MAXNETIDLEN	(5u)
 
 /*
  * Universal addresses are introduced in RFC 1833 and further spelled