diff --git a/run-as/package.c b/run-as/package.c
index 46f8239c3..ca084369d 100644
--- a/run-as/package.c
+++ b/run-as/package.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define PACKAGES_LIST_FILE  "/data/system/packages.list"
 
 /* This should be large enough to hold the content of the package database file */
-#define PACKAGES_LIST_BUFFER_SIZE  8192
+#define PACKAGES_LIST_BUFFER_SIZE  65536
 
 /* Copy 'srclen' string bytes from 'src' into buffer 'dst' of size 'dstlen'
  * This function always zero-terminate the destination buffer unless