diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.cpp b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
index 555a16a24347d..e031e5db013fb 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, un
                 return set_error(serror, SCRIPT_ERR_PUSH_SIZE);
 
             // Note how OP_RESERVED does not count towards the opcode limit.
-            if (opcode > OP_16 && ++nOpCount > 201)
+            if (opcode > OP_16 && ++nOpCount > MAX_OPCODES_PER_SCRIPT)
                 return set_error(serror, SCRIPT_ERR_OP_COUNT);
 
             if (opcode == OP_CAT ||
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, un
                     if (nKeysCount < 0 || nKeysCount > 20)
                         return set_error(serror, SCRIPT_ERR_PUBKEY_COUNT);
                     nOpCount += nKeysCount;
-                    if (nOpCount > 201)
+                    if (nOpCount > MAX_OPCODES_PER_SCRIPT)
                         return set_error(serror, SCRIPT_ERR_OP_COUNT);
                     int ikey = ++i;
                     i += nKeysCount;
diff --git a/src/script/script.h b/src/script/script.h
index 4904372df204b..5bf21b3822474 100644
--- a/src/script/script.h
+++ b/src/script/script.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 static const unsigned int MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE = 520; // bytes
+static const unsigned int MAX_OPCODES_PER_SCRIPT = 201;
 
 template <typename T>
 std::vector<unsigned char> ToByteVector(const T& in)