diff --git a/src/fs_xattr.cpp b/src/fs_xattr.cpp
index be583686..6cceb2de 100644
--- a/src/fs_xattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_xattr.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fs::xattr::get(const string &path_,
         return rv;
       if(rv != -ERANGE)
         return rv;
-      if(val_->size() > 65536)
+      if(val_->size() > TOOBIG_SIZE)
         return -E2BIG;
 
       val_->resize(val_->size() * 1.2);