diff --git a/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_filter.cc b/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_filter.cc
index 168c6a2f5a9..815eae948c3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_filter.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/animation/anim_filter.cc
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static bool skip_fcurve_with_name(
   /* get type info for channel */
   acf = ANIM_channel_get_typeinfo(&ale_dummy);
   if (acf && acf->name) {
-    char name[256]; /* hopefully this will be enough! */
+    char name[ANIM_CHAN_NAME_SIZE];
 
     /* get name */
     acf->name(&ale_dummy, name);