diff --git a/include/asm/asm.h b/include/asm/asm.h
index 8f743803..dbbe0bc3 100644
--- a/include/asm/asm.h
+++ b/include/asm/asm.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern struct sSymbol *tHashedSymbols[HASHSIZE];
 extern struct sSymbol *pPCSymbol;
 extern bool oDontExpandStrings;
 
-#define MAXMACROARGS	9
+#define MAXMACROARGS	256
 #define MAXINCPATHS		16
 
 #endif	/* //       ASM_H */
diff --git a/src/asm/symbol.c b/src/asm/symbol.c
index af296882..a99703be 100644
--- a/src/asm/symbol.c
+++ b/src/asm/symbol.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ sym_AddNewMacroArg(char *s)
 		else
 			newmacroargs[i] = NULL;
 	} else
-		yyerror("A maximum of 9 arguments allowed");
+		yyerror("A maximum of %d arguments allowed", MAXMACROARGS);
 }
 
 void