diff --git a/src/netlink.c b/src/netlink.c
index c997e69..c9a78fb 100644
--- a/src/netlink.c
+++ b/src/netlink.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int libbpf_netlink_recv(int sock, __u32 nl_pid, int seq,
 	struct nlmsghdr *nh;
 	int len, ret;
 
-	ret = alloc_iov(&iov, 4096);
+	ret = alloc_iov(&iov, 8192);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ start:
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (len)
+			pr_warn("Invalid message or trailing data in Netlink response: %d bytes left\n", len);
 	}
 	ret = 0;
 done: