diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index e51bade..a34ac5c 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ void bdrv_query_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     backing_filename = bs->backing_file;
     if (backing_filename[0] != '\0') {
-        backing_filename2 = g_malloc0(1024);
+        backing_filename2 = g_malloc0(PATH_MAX);
         info->backing_filename = g_strdup(backing_filename);
         info->has_backing_filename = true;
-        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename2, 1024, &err);
+        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename2, PATH_MAX, &err);
         if (err) {
             error_propagate(errp, err);
             qapi_free_ImageInfo(info);
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index ece2269..ccbe9e0 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     /* read the backing file name */
     if (header.backing_file_offset != 0) {
         len = header.backing_file_size;
-        if (len > 1023) {
+        if (len > 1023 || len > sizeof(bs->backing_file)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Backing file name too long");
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto fail;
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index e4e690a..dbaf016 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -868,7 +868,8 @@ static int qcow2_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     /* read the backing file name */
     if (header.backing_file_offset != 0) {
         len = header.backing_file_size;
-        if (len > MIN(1023, s->cluster_size - header.backing_file_offset)) {
+        if (len > MIN(1023, s->cluster_size - header.backing_file_offset) ||
+            len > sizeof(bs->backing_file)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Backing file name too long");
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto fail;
diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index e34a789..a1a44f0 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -2909,8 +2909,8 @@ static int enable_write_target(BDRVVVFATState *s, Error **errp)
 
     array_init(&(s->commits), sizeof(commit_t));
 
-    s->qcow_filename = g_malloc(1024);
-    ret = get_tmp_filename(s->qcow_filename, 1024);
+    s->qcow_filename = g_malloc(PATH_MAX);
+    ret = get_tmp_filename(s->qcow_filename, PATH_MAX);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "can't create temporary file");
         goto err;
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 06a21dd..e264be9 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
      * regarding this BDS's context */
     QLIST_HEAD(, BdrvAioNotifier) aio_notifiers;
 
-    char filename[1024];
-    char backing_file[1024]; /* if non zero, the image is a diff of
-                                this file image */
+    char filename[PATH_MAX];
+    char backing_file[PATH_MAX]; /* if non zero, the image is a diff of
+                                    this file image */
     char backing_format[16]; /* if non-zero and backing_file exists */
 
     QDict *full_open_options;
-    char exact_filename[1024];
+    char exact_filename[PATH_MAX];
 
     BlockDriverState *backing_hd;
     BlockDriverState *file;
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 7876258..4e9a7f5 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* For safe rebasing we need to compare old and new backing file */
     if (!unsafe) {
-        char backing_name[1024];
+        char backing_name[PATH_MAX];
 
         blk_old_backing = blk_new_with_bs("old_backing", &error_abort);
         bs_old_backing = blk_bs(blk_old_backing);
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         old_backing_num_sectors = bdrv_nb_sectors(bs_old_backing);
         if (old_backing_num_sectors < 0) {
-            char backing_name[1024];
+            char backing_name[PATH_MAX];
 
             bdrv_get_backing_filename(bs, backing_name, sizeof(backing_name));
             error_report("Could not get size of '%s': %s",
