diff --git a/demux/ebml.c b/demux/ebml.c
index 206a507a61..dbdfcc659b 100644
--- a/demux/ebml.c
+++ b/demux/ebml.c
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ int ebml_read_element(struct stream *s, struct ebml_parse_ctx *ctx,
         MP_MSG(ctx, msglevel, "EBML element with unknown length - unsupported\n");
         return -1;
     }
-    if (length > (128 << 20)) {
-        MP_MSG(ctx, msglevel, "Refusing to read element over 128 MiB in size\n");
+    if (length > (512 << 20)) {
+        MP_MSG(ctx, msglevel, "Element too big (%" PRIu64 " MiB) - skipping\n", length >> 20);
         return -1;
     }
     ctx->talloc_ctx = talloc_size(NULL, length);