diff --git a/subreader.h b/subreader.h
index 282d3b1870..8e91f4991e 100644
--- a/subreader.h
+++ b/subreader.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern int sub_num;         // number of subtitle structs
 // One of the SUB_* constant above
 extern int sub_format;
 
-#define SUB_MAX_TEXT 5
+#define SUB_MAX_TEXT 10
 
 typedef struct {