diff --git a/src/decode.h b/src/decode.h
index 876b3cc2e4..4d8fe60fd6 100644
--- a/src/decode.h
+++ b/src/decode.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ typedef struct Address_ {
 #define GET_PKT_LEN(p) ((p)->pktlen)
 #define GET_PKT_DATA(p) ((((p)->ext_pkt) == NULL ) ? (p)->pkt : (p)->ext_pkt)
 #define GET_PKT_DIRECT_DATA(p) (p)->pkt
-#define GET_PKT_DIRECT_MAX_SIZE(p) default_packet_size - 1
+#define GET_PKT_DIRECT_MAX_SIZE(p) default_packet_size
 
 #define SET_PKT_LEN(p, len) do { \
     (p)->pktlen = len; \