diff --git a/src/driver/netfile.cpp b/src/driver/netfile.cpp
index 6a937700d..b1782f373 100644
--- a/src/driver/netfile.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/netfile.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ magic_t known_magic[] =
 
 static int	meta_interval; /*chunked mode */
 static bool	chunked; /*chunked mode */
-char err_txt[2048];			/* human readable error message */
+char err_txt[32818];			/* human readable error message */
 char redirect_url[2048];		/* new url if we've been redirected (HTTP 301/302) */
 static int debug = 0;			/* print debugging output or not */
 static char logfile[256];		/* redirect errors from stderr */
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int ConnectToServer(char *hostname, int port)
 
 int request_file(URL *url)
 {
-	char str[256], *ptr;
+	char str[4119], *ptr;
 	int slot;
 	ID3 id3;
 	memset(&id3, 0, sizeof(ID3));
diff --git a/src/driver/netfile.h b/src/driver/netfile.h
index e5d157bff..101808593 100644
--- a/src/driver/netfile.h
+++ b/src/driver/netfile.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ extern int		f_seek(FILE *, long, int);
 extern int		f_status(FILE *, void (*)(void*));
 extern const char	*f_type(FILE*, const char*);
 
-extern char err_txt[2048];
+extern char err_txt[32818];
 
 #define CACHESIZE	cache_size
 #define CACHEENTMAX	20	/* at most 20 caches are available */
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ typedef struct
 {
 	int	access_mode;	/* access mode; FILE or HTTP */
 	int	proto_version;	/* 0= 1.0; 1 = 1.1; 2 = shoutcast */
-	char	url[2048];		/* universal resource locator */	
+	char	url[2127];		/* universal resource locator */
 	char	host[2048];
 	int	port;
 	char	file[2048];