diff --git a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/ffi/ffi.rb b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/ffi/ffi.rb
index 1858c91a7df7..765f04c2ba7b 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/ffi/ffi.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/ffi/ffi.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class FFI
       Upb_Map_Begin = -1
 
       ## Encoding Status
-      Upb_Status_MaxMessage = 127
+      Upb_Status_MaxMessage = 511
       Upb_Encode_Deterministic = 1
       Upb_Encode_SkipUnknown = 2
 
diff --git a/upb/base/status.h b/upb/base/status.h
index 5b75f880fd27..0527c2b5846b 100644
--- a/upb/base/status.h
+++ b/upb/base/status.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // Must be last.
 #include "upb/port/def.inc"
 
-#define _kUpb_Status_MaxMessage 127
+#define _kUpb_Status_MaxMessage 511
 
 typedef struct {
   bool ok;