diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
index 8806b6096953..6125bbe822b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct fld_cache {
 
 	/**
 	 * Cache name used for debug and messages. */
-	char		     fci_name[80];
+	char		     fci_name[LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN];
 	unsigned int		 fci_no_shrink:1;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_idl.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_idl.h
index 7b7457cf70e3..305ecbee9b78 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_idl.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre/lustre_idl.h
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
  * FOO_BULK_PORTAL    is for incoming bulk on the FOO
  */
 
+/* Lustre service names are following the format
+ * service name + MDT + seq name
+ */
+#define LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN	80
+
 #define CONNMGR_REQUEST_PORTAL	  1
 #define CONNMGR_REPLY_PORTAL	    2
 //#define OSC_REQUEST_PORTAL	    3
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
index 2d6fbb4b1b39..0a0929fd9023 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct lu_client_seq {
 	 * Service uuid, passed from MDT + seq name to form unique seq name to
 	 * use it with procfs.
 	 */
-	char		    lcs_name[80];
+	char		    lcs_name[LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN];
 
 	/*
 	 * Sequence width, that is how many objects may be allocated in one
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ struct lu_server_seq {
 	 * Service uuid, passed from MDT + seq name to form unique seq name to
 	 * use it with procfs.
 	 */
-	char		    lss_name[80];
+	char		    lss_name[LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN];
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocation chunks for super and meta sequences. Default values are
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
index 64c504849a22..5ee4b1ed0995 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct lu_server_fld {
 
 	/**
 	 * Fld service name in form "fld-srv-lustre-MDTXXX" */
-	char		     lsf_name[80];
+	char		     lsf_name[LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN];
 
 };
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct lu_client_fld {
 
 	/**
 	 * Client fld proc entry name. */
-	char		     lcf_name[80];
+	char		     lcf_name[LUSTRE_MDT_MAXNAMELEN];
 
 	int		      lcf_flags;
 };