diff --git a/sys/sys/syslimits.h b/sys/sys/syslimits.h
index de2dca20587..a16e5bb88c6 100644
--- a/sys/sys/syslimits.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syslimits.h
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)syslimits.h	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/2/93
- * $Id: syslimits.h,v 1.2 1994/08/02 07:53:42 davidg Exp $
+ * $Id: syslimits.h,v 1.3 1994/08/07 23:00:50 wollman Exp $
  */
 
-#define	ARG_MAX			40960	/* max bytes for an exec function */
+#define	ARG_MAX			65536	/* max bytes for an exec function */
 #define	CHILD_MAX		   40	/* max simultaneous processes */
 #define	LINK_MAX		32767	/* max file link count */
 #define	MAX_CANON		  255	/* max bytes in term canon input line */