diff --git a/src/distromatic.c b/src/distromatic.c
index d565f67..c6973a8 100644
--- a/src/distromatic.c
+++ b/src/distromatic.c
@@ -244,16 +244,16 @@ handleObsoletedPackages(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 {
    struct providedList *prov = ct->providedlist_idx[archidx][0];
    int i,j,k;
-   int obs[256];
+   int obs[OBSOLETE_MAX];
    char buf[PATH_MAX];
    struct headerList *currheader;
-   
+
    while (prov) {
-      
-      if (prov->numproviders > 256) {
+
+      if (prov->numproviders > OBSOLETE_MAX) {
          return 1;
       }
-      
+
       if (prov->numproviders > 1) {
          for (i = 0; i < prov->numproviders; i++) obs[i]=-1;
          for (i = 0; i < prov->numproviders; i++)
diff --git a/src/include/distromatic.h b/src/include/distromatic.h
index e27e220..ce19b8d 100644
--- a/src/include/distromatic.h
+++ b/src/include/distromatic.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "globaldefs.h"
 #include "headerlist.h"
 
+#define OBSOLETE_MAX 1024
+
 struct configDefaults {
      char *html_basedir;
      char *distribution_name;