diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/FileLogger.cpp b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/FileLogger.cpp
index 849d13484e3..9e9810842d8 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/FileLogger.cpp
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/FileLogger.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ FileLogger::FileLogger(std::string_view file,
           inotify_add_watch(m_inotifyHandle, file.data(), IN_MODIFY)},
       m_thread{[=, this] {
         char buf[4000];
-        struct inotify_event ev;
+        char eventBuf[sizeof(struct inotify_event) + NAME_MAX + 1];
         lseek(m_fileHandle, 0, SEEK_END);
-        while (read(m_inotifyHandle, &ev, sizeof(ev)) > 0) {
+        while (read(m_inotifyHandle, eventBuf, sizeof(eventBuf)) > 0) {
           int bufLen = read(m_fileHandle, buf, sizeof(buf));
           while (bufLen > 0) {
             callback(std::string_view{buf, static_cast<size_t>(bufLen)});