diff --git a/patches/nginx-1.4.3-larger_max_error_str.patch b/patches/nginx-1.4.3-larger_max_error_str.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a135e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/nginx-1.4.3-larger_max_error_str.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- nginx-1.4.3/src/core/ngx_log.h	2013-10-08 05:07:14.000000000 -0700
++++ nginx-1.4.3-patched/src/core/ngx_log.h	2013-12-05 20:29:23.919775213 -0800
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct ngx_log_s {
+ };
+ 
+ 
+-#define NGX_MAX_ERROR_STR   2048
++#define NGX_MAX_ERROR_STR   4096
+ 
+ 
+ /*********************************/
diff --git a/util/mirror-tarballs b/util/mirror-tarballs
index befa33a..95c12ae 100755
--- a/util/mirror-tarballs
+++ b/util/mirror-tarballs
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ if [ "$answer" = "N" ]; then
     echo
 fi
 
+echo "$info_txt applying the larger_max_error_str patch for nginx $ver"
+patch -p1 < $root/patches/nginx-$ver-larger_max_error_str.patch || exit 1
+echo
+
 rm -f *.patch || exit 1
 
 cd .. || exit 1