diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
index c9abe86365..fe5937b2c9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/midi/juce_MidiFile.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ bool MidiFile::readFrom (InputStream& sourceStream)
     clear();
     MemoryBlock data;
 
-    const int maxSensibleMidiFileSize = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+    const int maxSensibleMidiFileSize = 200 * 1024 * 1024;
 
     // (put a sanity-check on the file size, as midi files are generally small)
     if (sourceStream.readIntoMemoryBlock (data, maxSensibleMidiFileSize))