diff --git a/options-table.c b/options-table.c
index 2ac552a6..014e97f1 100644
--- a/options-table.c
+++ b/options-table.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ const struct options_table_entry options_table[] = {
 	  .type = OPTIONS_TABLE_NUMBER,
 	  .scope = OPTIONS_TABLE_SESSION,
 	  .minimum = 0,
-	  .maximum = 10000,
+	  .maximum = 2000000,
 	  .default_num = 0,
 	  .unit = "milliseconds",
 	  .text = "Time to wait for a key binding to repeat the first time the "
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ const struct options_table_entry options_table[] = {
 	  .type = OPTIONS_TABLE_NUMBER,
 	  .scope = OPTIONS_TABLE_SESSION,
 	  .minimum = 0,
-	  .maximum = 10000,
+	  .maximum = 2000000,
 	  .default_num = 500,
 	  .unit = "milliseconds",
 	  .text = "Time to wait for a key binding to repeat, if it is bound "