diff --git a/mi/mieq.c b/mi/mieq.c
index fa60b405b..d1441e285 100644
--- a/mi/mieq.c
+++ b/mi/mieq.c
@@ -439,7 +439,11 @@ mieqProcessInputEvents(void)
 
         evlen   = e->events->evlen;
         if(evlen > event_size)
+          {
             event = realloc(event, evlen);
+            event_size = evlen;
+          }
+
 
         if (!event)
             FatalError("[mi] No memory left for event processing.\n");