diff --git a/common/rfb/ServerCore.cxx b/common/rfb/ServerCore.cxx
index 333e9b6..fd6b497 100644
--- a/common/rfb/ServerCore.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/ServerCore.cxx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ rfb::IntParameter rfb::Server::videoScaling
 rfb::IntParameter rfb::Server::x264Bitrate
 ("x264Bitrate",
  "Enable x264 encoding for full-screen video, in kbps. Default 0 (off)",
- 0, 0, 6000);
+ 0, 0, 50000);
 rfb::BoolParameter rfb::Server::printVideoArea
 ("PrintVideoArea",
  "Print the detected video area % value.",