diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 042d3de..f158826 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The library doesn't perform this conversion automatically for the following reas
 ## Example
 
 ```c
-char line[MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH];
+char line[MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH];
 while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin) != NULL) {
     switch (minmea_sentence_id(line, false)) {
         case MINMEA_SENTENCE_RMC: {
diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index 2e1c39e..14961c3 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    char line[MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH];
+    char line[MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH];
     while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin) != NULL) {
         printf("%s", line);
         switch (minmea_sentence_id(line, false)) {
diff --git a/minmea.c b/minmea.c
index 4476ace..89ef76b 100644
--- a/minmea.c
+++ b/minmea.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool minmea_check(const char *sentence, bool strict)
     uint8_t checksum = 0x00;
 
     // Sequence length is limited.
-    if (strlen(sentence) > MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH + 3)
+    if (strlen(sentence) > MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH + 3)
         return false;
 
     // A valid sentence starts with "$".
diff --git a/minmea.h b/minmea.h
index 5a3bfd4..c92f579 100644
--- a/minmea.h
+++ b/minmea.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <minmea_compat.h>
 #endif
 
-#define MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH 80
+#define MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH 80
 
 enum minmea_sentence_id {
     MINMEA_INVALID = -1,
diff --git a/tests.c b/tests.c
index 6edf596..1a63380 100644
--- a/tests.c
+++ b/tests.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ END_TEST
 
 START_TEST(test_minmea_scan_s)
 {
-    char value[MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH];
+    char value[MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH];
 
     ck_assert(minmea_scan(",bar,baz", "s", value) == true);
     ck_assert_str_eq(value, "");
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ START_TEST(test_minmea_scan_complex2)
     struct minmea_float bearing_true; char bearing_true_mark;
     struct minmea_float bearing_magnetic; char bearing_magnetic_mark;
     struct minmea_float distance; char distance_units;
-    char name[MINMEA_MAX_LENGTH];
+    char name[MINMEA_MAX_SENTENCE_LENGTH];
     ck_assert(minmea_scan(sentence, "tTfdfdfcfcfcs",
         type,
         &t,