diff --git a/options-table.c b/options-table.c
index 4e2b8f61..f8f99314 100644
--- a/options-table.c
+++ b/options-table.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const struct options_table_entry session_options_table[] = {
 	{ .name = "history-limit",
 	  .type = OPTIONS_TABLE_NUMBER,
 	  .minimum = 0,
-	  .maximum = SHRT_MAX,
+	  .maximum = INT_MAX,
 	  .default_num = 2000
 	},