diff --git a/libavformat/rtpdec.h b/libavformat/rtpdec.h
index a93963a7a8..6e923d9b1c 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpdec.h
+++ b/libavformat/rtpdec.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct PayloadContext PayloadContext;
 typedef struct RTPDynamicProtocolHandler RTPDynamicProtocolHandler;
 
 #define RTP_MIN_PACKET_LENGTH 12
-#define RTP_MAX_PACKET_LENGTH 1500
+#define RTP_MAX_PACKET_LENGTH 8192
 
 #define RTP_REORDER_QUEUE_DEFAULT_SIZE 10