diff --git a/src/systemcmds/tests/test_adc.c b/src/systemcmds/tests/test_adc.c
index 030ac6e23c..7302f63cce 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/tests/test_adc.c
+++ b/src/systemcmds/tests/test_adc.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ int test_adc(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-		/* make space for a maximum of eight channels */
-		struct adc_msg_s data[8];
+		/* make space for a maximum of ten channels */
+		struct adc_msg_s data[10];
 		/* read all channels available */
 		ssize_t count = read(fd, data, sizeof(data));