diff --git a/json.c b/json.c
index a5e590b1..070ff2bc 100644
--- a/json.c
+++ b/json.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ json_value * json_parse_ex (json_settings * settings,
                             size_t length,
                             char * error_buf)
 {
-   char error [json_error_max];
+   char error [JSON_ERROR_MAX];
    const json_char * end;
    json_value * top, * root, * alloc = 0;
    json_state state = { 0 };
diff --git a/json.h b/json.h
index ab5ec21a..3d8467ae 100644
--- a/json.h
+++ b/json.h
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ typedef struct _json_value
 json_value * json_parse (const json_char * json,
                          size_t length);
 
-#define json_error_max 128
+#define JSON_ERROR_MAX 128
+#define json_error_max JSON_ERROR_MAX
 json_value * json_parse_ex (json_settings * settings,
                             const json_char * json,
                             size_t length,