diff --git a/xemu-xbe.c b/xemu-xbe.c
index 005983f15e..392ead435a 100644
--- a/xemu-xbe.c
+++ b/xemu-xbe.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct xbe *xemu_get_xbe_info(void)
     // Determine full length of headers
     xbe.headers_len = ldl_le_phys(&address_space_memory,
         hdr_addr_phys + offsetof(struct xbe_header, m_sizeof_headers));
-    if (xbe.headers_len > 4*TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+    if (xbe.headers_len > 8*TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
         // Headers are unusually large
         return NULL;
     }