diff --git a/src/w_wad.h b/src/w_wad.h
index 361ee4e50..ec3013af7 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.h
+++ b/src/w_wad.h
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ void* vres_GetPatch(virtlump_t *vlump, INT32 tag);
 // =========================================================================
 
 #define MAX_WADPATH 512
-#define MAX_WADFILES 127 // maximum of wad files used at the same time
-// Replay code relies on it being an UINT8 and, just to be safe, in case some wad counter somewhere is a SINT8, you should NOT go above 127 here if you're lazy like me.
-// Besides, are there truly 127 wads worth your interrest?
+#define MAX_WADFILES 255 // maximum of wad files used at the same time
+// Replay code relies on it being an UINT8. There are no SINT8s handling WAD indices, though.
+// Can be set all the way up to 255 but not 256,
+// because an UINT8 will never be >= 256, probably breaking some conditionals.
 
 #define lumpcache_t void *