diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
index d1ddc02a07..6195e1cce1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ StreamView::set_height (double h)
 {
 	/* limit the values to something sane-ish */
 
-	if (h < 10.0 || h > 1000.0) {
+	if (h < 10.0 || h > 2500.0) {
 		return -1;
 	}