diff --git a/src/include/limits.h b/src/include/limits.h
index 046ac292..0a70fb81 100644
--- a/src/include/limits.h
+++ b/src/include/limits.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #define	_LIMITS_H_
 
 #if !defined(_ANSI_SOURCE)
-#define	_POSIX_ARG_MAX		4096
+#define	_POSIX_ARG_MAX		262144
 #define	_POSIX_CHILD_MAX	6
 #define	_POSIX_LINK_MAX		8
 #define	_POSIX_MAX_CANON	255