diff --git a/gst/mpegdemux/gstsectionfilter.c b/gst/mpegdemux/gstsectionfilter.c
index e06d76234e..5c4b2a44c5 100644
--- a/gst/mpegdemux/gstsectionfilter.c
+++ b/gst/mpegdemux/gstsectionfilter.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ gst_section_filter_push (GstSectionFilter * filter, gboolean pusi,      /* deter
     }
     filter->section_length = GST_READ_UINT16_BE (data + 1);
     filter->section_length &= 0x0fff;
-    if (filter->section_length > 1021) {
+    if (filter->section_length > 4093) {
       GST_DEBUG ("section length too big");
       goto failure;
     }