diff --git a/src/grc/grc.c b/src/grc/grc.c
index 1fb73e18e..ab2874f6d 100644
--- a/src/grc/grc.c
+++ b/src/grc/grc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 void VLIRLinker(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 FILE *outCVT, *input;
-unsigned char buffer[BLOODY_BIG_BUFFER];
+unsigned char buffer[THIS_BUFFER_IS_SOOO_HUGE];
 unsigned char vlirtabt[127];
 unsigned char vlirtabs[127];
 int i,j,lastarg;
diff --git a/src/grc/grc.h b/src/grc/grc.h
index 98c02bd6a..d2a96362b 100644
--- a/src/grc/grc.h
+++ b/src/grc/grc.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 /* I hope that no one will be able to create a .grc bigger than this... */
 #define BLOODY_BIG_BUFFER 65000
+/* there are no 6MB GEOS binaries... I hope! */
+#define THIS_BUFFER_IS_SOOO_HUGE 6000000
 
 struct menuitem {
 	char *name;