diff --git a/sbin/pfctl/parse.y b/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
index a21643070028..f931d1c062b9 100644
--- a/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
+++ b/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
@@ -4582,6 +4582,10 @@ route_host	: STRING			{
 			$$ = calloc(1, sizeof(struct node_host));
 			if ($$ == NULL)
 				err(1, "route_host: calloc");
+			if (strlen($1) >= IFNAMSIZ) {
+				yyerror("interface name too long");
+				YYERROR;
+			}
 			$$->ifname = strdup($1);
 			set_ipmask($$, 128);
 			$$->next = NULL;
@@ -4591,8 +4595,13 @@ route_host	: STRING			{
 			struct node_host *n;
 
 			$$ = $3;
-			for (n = $3; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+			for (n = $3; n != NULL; n = n->next) {
+				if (strlen($2) >= IFNAMSIZ) {
+					yyerror("interface name too long");
+					YYERROR;
+				}
 				n->ifname = strdup($2);
+			}
 		}
 		;