diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index 1e4037805..6323da8e5 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct hb_dispatch_context_t
 
 /* This limits sanitizing time on really broken fonts. */
 #ifndef HB_SANITIZE_MAX_EDITS
-#define HB_SANITIZE_MAX_EDITS 8
+#define HB_SANITIZE_MAX_EDITS 32
 #endif
 
 struct hb_sanitize_context_t :