diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4f1f0751..a783d422 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Bison News
 
 Changes in version 1.49a:
 
+* Large grammars
+  Are now supported.
+
 * The initial rule is explicit.
   Bison used to play hacks with the initial rule, which the user does
   not write.  It is now explicit, and visible in the reports and
diff --git a/tests/torture.at b/tests/torture.at
index a219f38a..01dfc164 100644
--- a/tests/torture.at
+++ b/tests/torture.at
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ mv stdout $1
 
 AT_SETUP([Big triangle])
 
-AT_DATA_TRIANGULAR_GRAMMAR([input.y], [253])
+# I have been able to go up to 2000 on my machine.
+# I tried 3000, a 29Mb grammar file, but then my system killed bison.
+AT_DATA_TRIANGULAR_GRAMMAR([input.y], [500])
 AT_CHECK([bison input.y -v -o input.c])
 AT_CHECK([$CC $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS input.c -o input], 0, [], [ignore])
 AT_CHECK([./input])