diff --git a/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig b/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
index 0975472a95..4e59f85d72 100644
--- a/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ config NETDB_DNSCLIENT_ENTRIES
 
 config NETDB_DNSCLIENT_NAMESIZE
 	int "Max size of a cached hostname"
-	default NAME_MAX
+	default 32
 	---help---
 		The size of a hostname string in the DNS resolver cache is fixed.
 		This setting provides the maximum size of a hostname.  Names longer