diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 2db295d013639..e811afffb2a5e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ impl<'feat> ExpansionConfig<'feat> {
         ExpansionConfig {
             crate_name: crate_name,
             features: None,
-            recursion_limit: 64,
+            recursion_limit: 1024,
             trace_mac: false,
             should_test: false,
             single_step: false,