1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/limits.h b/include/limits.h
index a8460cc8..574b406a 100644
--- a/include/limits.h
+++ b/include/limits.h
@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@
 #define NL_ARGMAX 9
 #define NL_LANGMAX 32
 #define NL_MSGMAX 32767
-#define NL_NMAX (MB_LEN_MAX*4)
 #define NL_SETMAX 255
 #define NL_TEXTMAX 2048
 
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_GNU_SOURCE) || defined(_BSD_SOURCE) \
+ || (defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE) && _XOPEN_SOURCE+0 < 700)
+
+#define NL_NMAX 16
+
+#endif
+
 /* POSIX/SUS requirements follow. These numbers come directly
  * from SUS and have nothing to do with the host system. */