diff --git a/src/d_net.h b/src/d_net.h
index 4ada32344..ea6b5d4d9 100644
--- a/src/d_net.h
+++ b/src/d_net.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #define __D_NET__
 
 // Max computers in a game
-#define MAXNETNODES 64
+// 127 is probably as high as this can go, because
+// SINT8 is used for nodes sometimes >:(
+#define MAXNETNODES 127
 #define BROADCASTADDR MAXNETNODES
 #define MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS 2 // Max number of players on a single computer
 //#define NETSPLITSCREEN // Kart's splitscreen netgame feature