diff --git a/src/iwd.h b/src/iwd.h
index 22223526..8b63aa7d 100644
--- a/src/iwd.h
+++ b/src/iwd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
 
 #define uninitialized_var(x) x = x
 
+/*
+ * Set a maximum to prevent sending too much data to the kernel when hashing
+ * the password (or any other crypto operations involving the password).
+ * This value is not tied to IEEE or any RFC's, just chosen to be long enough
+ */
+#define IWD_MAX_PASSWORD_LEN	2048
+
 struct l_genl;
 struct l_genl_family;