diff --git a/demux/demux_playlist.c b/demux/demux_playlist.c
index 417642e75a..d671bbaf65 100644
--- a/demux/demux_playlist.c
+++ b/demux/demux_playlist.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static bool check_mimetype(struct stream *s, const char *const *list)
 struct pl_parser {
     struct mp_log *log;
     struct stream *s;
-    char buffer[512 * 1024];
+    char buffer[2 * 1024 * 1024];
     int utf16;
     struct playlist *pl;
     bool error;