diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <ucl.h>
 
 #define BHYVE_RUN_DIR "/var/run/bhyve/"
-#define MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME 100
+#define MAX_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME PATH_MAX
 
 struct vmctx;
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 struct checkpoint_op {
 	unsigned int op;
-	char snapshot_filename[MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME];
+	char snapshot_filename[MAX_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME];
 };
 
 struct checkpoint_thread_info {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@
 	struct checkpoint_op op;
 
 	op.op = code;
-	strlcpy(op.snapshot_filename, file, MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME);
+	strlcpy(op.snapshot_filename, file, MAX_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME);
 
 	return (send_checkpoint_op_req(ctx, &op));
 }